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		</div><p>The German economy suffered an unexpected dip in the first quarter of the year, formally putting the country into a recession, new figures show.</p>
<p>Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 per cent in the period from January to March, data released on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office shows.</p>
<p>The figures are a blow to the Germany government, which last month boldly doubled its growth forecast for this year after a feared winter energy crunch failed to materialise.</p>
<p>It said GDP will grow by 0.4 per cent – up from a 0.2 per cent expansion predicted in late January – a forecast that may now need to be revised downwards.</p>
<p>Economists said high inflation hit consumer spending, with prices in April 7.2 per cent higher than a year ago.</p>
<p>GDP reflects the total value of goods and services produced in a country.</p>
<p>Some experts question whether the figure alone is a useful indicator of economic prosperity given that it does not distinguish between types of spending.</p>
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