France-Germany: is the gap narrowing?

Judging by initial estimates of national accounts, France's economy grew slightly faster than Germany's in the third quarter of 2014, i.e. by 1.4% annualised versus 1.3%. Detailed German figures are not yet available, although indications are that activity was driven mainly by private and public sector consumption. Business investment fell in Germany whereas it continued to rise in France, and at a slightly faster pace than before. According to economic surveys, the performance gap between
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