The new data revealed a population of 80.2 million, the federal statistics office Destatis said.
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For 2012 as a whole, Destatis said foreign trade was "very robust", with exports up 4.1% on 2011.
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Destatis said economic activity "slowed down considerably" in the second half of the year, and particularly in the final quarter.
"In 2012, the German economy proved to be resistant in a difficult economic environment and withstood the European recession, " the federal statistics office Destatis said.
Destatis will publish official fourth-quarter growth figures on 14 February.
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