News that German GDP contracted by 5.0% in 2020 confirms that it withstood the lockdown well in Q4. It now seems likely that GDP will decline in Q1 this year, but it should expand rapidly after that as the vaccination programme is rolled out. We forecast GDP to regain its pre-pandemic level by Q4.
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