- German economic growth accelerated more than analysts forecast last year to its fastest pace since 2011, as falling unemployment and record-low interest rates boosted spending.
- According to the Federal Statistics Office, GDP growth rose 1.9%, after a gain of 1.7% the previous year.
- Germany is the first of the world's biggest developed economies to provide preliminary GDP data for 2016.
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