(FILES) Cargo shipping containers sit on an Ocean Network Express (ONE) container ship docked at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by FABIAN BIMMER / AFP via Getty Images)