- +0.3% prev
- y/y +1.3% as exp/prev
Euro reacting this time on the better than expected release with EURUSD up to 1.3696 from 1.3680
Strong offers noted still between 1.3700-20
EURGBP 0.8222 from 0.8215 EURJPY 139.41 giving USD a small lift to 101.78
- German stats office says strong reduction in inventories put brakes on economic growth
- exports boosted growth, rising more strongly than imports
- development in capital investment was positive