The German economy gained momentum at the end of last year thanks to a 2.6-per-cent quarter-on-quarter jump in exports and a marked gain in corporate investment, dpa quoted the Federal Statistics Office as saying Tuesday. The 1.4-per-cent rise in investment and pickup in exports helped to offset a slight dip in consumer demand, the statistics office said, confirming data released earlier this month showing that Europe's biggest economy expanded by 0.4 per cent in the final three months. Foreign trade was "the key economic engine in the period under review," the statistics office said in a statement.
