FILE - In this July 9, 2013 file picture an employee checks a steel pipe in the manufacturing hall at Vallourec and Mannesmann in Duesseldorf,�Germany. German industrial production declined significantly in May, a third consecutive drop that suggests slowing growth in China and tensions over Ukraine may be having an impact on Europe's biggest economy. The Federal Statistical Office said Monday July 7, 2014 that production was down 1.8 percent compared with the previous month. In April, it slipped 0.3 percent- revised downward from the initial reading of 0.2 percent growth. (AP Photo/dpa, Caroline Seidel,file)
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