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MNI: MNI: GERMANY DATA: Final GDP (Q2 2019) Preview - 07:00 BST
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- Flash:-0.1% q/q (sa), 0.4% y/y (wda); Prev(Q1): 0.4% q/q (sa), 0.7% y/y (wda) 
- Final release expected to confirm that the German economy contracted in Q2,
after Q1's strong rebound 
- Quantitative breakdown by expenditure components to be provided 
- Flash release noted that the main driver of the decline was a deterioration in
external developments... 
-...with exports falling at a faster pace than imports 
- Household and government consumption contributed positively to growth in Q2...
- ...while investments in construction fell. However investments overall rose 
- Survey evidence (PMIs, ZEW) paints a downbeat picture going forward...
-...increasing the risk of a second negative quarterly reading in Q3

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