Output rose 3.5 per cent in January from the previous month, although this mostly was a rebound from December’s fall. But DeStatis always selects the positive numbers. That is what happens when your paymaster is the state. The question is if DeStatis does not doctor their numbers as well.
Economics
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EU politics
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EU politics
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