BERLIN, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Germany’s economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, as demand from its top trading partner the United States slowed following months of buying ahead in anticipation of U.S. tariffs.
The statistics office revised on Friday its preliminary reading of a 0.1% contraction, further dimming expectations of a sustained recovery by Europe’s biggest economy this year.
