BERLIN 7 Aug (ANA) - A shock drop in German manufacturing output during June means the country may be heading towards a technical recession, analysts have warned.

 

Figures released this morning showed German industrial production slumped 1.5pc in June, plummeting past analysts’ expectations of 0.4pc. 

 

The drop, driven by a fall in production of intermediate and capital goods, indicates that Europe’s top economy might have contracted during the second quarter — as is now widely expected.(ANA)

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