The German economy probably slowed in the second quarter as industrial production weakened, the Finance Ministry said.

Even so, tax revenue rose 7.5 percent in June from a year earlier, led by intake at federal level, while six-month revenue increased 4.4 percent from the same year-earlier period, the Berlin-based ministry said in its monthly report.

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