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Espionage boosted East Germany's economic output by 7.4%

First reported Source: Phys.orgLast editorial activity
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What happened

Value added in manufacturing alone increased by 22.3% through industrial espionage, equivalent to 20.2 billion East German marks or approximately 4.1 billion euros at 2020 prices.

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