(FILES) A container lifter handles containers at BEHALA's Westhafen container terminal on April 10, 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 John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)