Europe's largest economy Germany expanded 0.1 percent in July-September period, official data showed Thursday, dodging a second quarterly contraction that would have spelled a technical recession. 

While the inching growth beat forecasts of a slight third-quarter contraction, federal statistics authority Destatis added that the shrinkage seen in the previous three months had been faster than previously thought, as output fell 0.2 rather than 0.1 percent.