The German economy is in deep crisis, with gross domestic product likely to contract 0.1% this year, the BDI industry association said on Tuesday, putting it on track for three years of declining growth for the first time since reunification.

Situation very serious, industrial growth suffered structural break, says head of Federation of German Industry - Anadolu Ajansı

The German economy is grappling with a deep crisis, with the BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie which translates to

The number of employed persons increased by 34,800 compared to the previous quarter and stood at 21,857,900. In seasonally adjusted terms, the quarterly rate of change was 0.83%. ...

The BDI says Germany has once again become one of the EU's economic laggards amid a six-year decline in country's industry.