BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The German economy contracted by 0.3% in the final quarter of last year and shrank by 0.3% over the full-year 2023, the Federal Statistics Office said on Monday.

The full-year decrease in gross domestic product (GDP) compared with a forecast by analysts polled by Reuters for a 0.3% drop in 2023.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Maria Martinez, editing by Kirsti Knolle)