The German economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter after skirting a recession at the beginning of the year, showing that the euro zone's biggest economy is failing to take off despite the easing of inflation pressures.
Germany's gross domestic product contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, preliminary data from the statistics office showed on Tuesday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.1% quarter-on-quarter increase in adjusted terms, following 0.2% economic growth in the first quarter.
In a year-on-year comparison, GDP in the second quarter contracted by 0.1%, adjusted for price and calendar effects.
