Destatis said the increase in Q3 was 0.1 percentage points lower than reported in the first release of October 29 this year. Compared with Q4 2019, the quarter before the coronavirus crisis began, GDP was 1.1 per cent lower.
After domestic demand recorded considerable increases in nearly all sectors in Q2 2021, this applied only to household final consumption expenditure in Q3. It was markedly up by 6.2 per cent over the previous quarter.
Gross fixed capital formation in machinery and equipment decreased by 3.7 per cent, while gross fixed capital formation in construction reduced by 2.3 per cent.
Foreign trade decreased compared with the previous quarter. In Q3 2021, exports of goods and services were down by 1 per cent over Q2, after price, seasonal and calendar adjustment.
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