The Federal Statistics Office announced Friday the largest fall since the reunification. File photo
Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) has dramatically decreased by 3,8% in the first three months of 2009 compared to the last quarter of 2008.
The Federal Statistics Office announced Friday the largest fall since the reunification.
The German government has predicted the economy will shrink 6% in 2009, that is a more pessimistic forecast than the European Commission's one.
The Commission expects Germany, Europe's biggest economy, to contract 5,4% in 2009.
GDP measures the value of all goods and services produced in a country. Data for the Euro zone is expected later.