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Upside GDP Surprise Wards Off Recession - For Now

GERMAN DATA
MNI (London)

GERMANY Q3 FLASH GDP +0.3% Q/Q (FCST -0.2%); Q2 +0.1% Q/Q

GERMANY Q3 FLASH GDP WDA +1.2% Y/Y (FCST +0.7%); Q2 +1.7% Y/Y

  • German GDP surprised to the upside in the Q3 flash estimate, advancing by +0.3% q/q, a 0.2pp uptick on Q2 growth and beating expectations of a -0.2% q/q contraction. Annualised GDP was also stronger than anticipated at +1.2 % y/y.
  • Private consumption was the driver of Q3 growth.
  • In comparison to pre-pandemic Q4 2019, price and calendar-adjusted GDP exceeded pre-pandemic levels (by +0.2%).
  • This data signals that the German economy is more robust than anticipated, following consumer demand surveys, IFO and ZEW surveys signalling the onset of a recession.
  • The marked upside surprise to German GDP will outpace the marginal downside surprise in the Spanish data this morning. This could see EZ GDP stabilise at a flat reading (currently consensus is looking for -0.1% q/q).
  • German CPI is due at 1300 BST following this monring's slew of state data, with another uptick likely to weigh on growth headed into Q4.

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