German Economy Grew Rapidly 2006

Now it's official: The German economy in 2006 has grown so strong as the past six years. The economic performance rose in comparison with the previous year to 2.5 percent, the Federal Statistical Office announced today.
Frankfurt am Main - The upturn was the gross domestic product (GDP) last year in real terms by 2.5 percent, the Federal Statistical Office reported today in Frankfurt. The increase was more than twice as much as in 2005 - because the increase was only 0.9 percent. In the boom year of 2000, the economy actually grew by 3.2 percent.
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construction workers (in Bremen): The German economy ran around in 2006 The upswing should also continue in the current year, but the value added tax increase to the growth experts estimate 2007 slowing to 1.5 percent.
the first time in five years met at Germany 2006 public deficit back into the deficit criterion of the European Stability and Growth Pact. The deficit was measured according to Statistical 2.0 percent of GDP. According to the information provided in the past year were 39.1 million people gainfully employed and therefore good 250,000 more than last year. With 0.7 per cent, this was the statisticians that the grßte increase in employment for six years. According to economists ran for the German economy as a whole round. The double-digit exports rose by 12.4 percent. Even in domestic ran glossy: Private consumption grew the first time in years by 0.6 percent - also because Vorzieheffekten before the VAT increase on 1 January 2007. The companies investing again thanks to good gains more (plus 7.3 percent). KAZ / dpa