Mubasher: Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.4% in the second quarter ended 30 June 2016, compared to figures from the prior-year period, according to the National Statistics Office (Destatis).
Europe's largest economy expanded, yet it was down from 0.7% recorded in the first quarter 2016.
The country's GDP grew by 3.1% year-on-year in Q2-16.