'Suffering' German economy dodges recession in third quarter

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy escaped a recession in the third quarter as consumers, state spending and construction drove a 0.1% quarterly expansion, defying expectations of another contraction in Europe's largest economy, preliminary data showed on Thursday.On an annual basis, gross domestic product expanded 0.5% from July through September after a 0.3% expansion in the previous three months, seasonally adjusted figures from the Federal Statistics Office showed."The German economy got..