From the German finance ministry's monthly report, this via Reuters:
- German economy is on a solid growth path
- Upswing likely to continue in 2017
- Private consumption to propel overall German growth
- Helped by higher employment, rising wages, low interest rates
- State spending also to support German growth due to refugee-related expenditure
- German tax revenue up 4 pct y/y in January, higher than full-year projection of 2.9 pct
