The German public deficit for 2005 amounted to 74.5 bln eur, or 3.3 pct of GDP, according to preliminary figures issued by the Federal Statistics Office This is slightly better than the office's initial estimate of the 2005 deficit, issued last month, of 3.5 pct of GDP The deficit is nevertheless in breach of the 3-pct-of-GDP limit prescribed by the EU stability and growth pact for the third year in succession The 2004 public deficit amounted to 3.7 pct of GDP, while in 2003 it was 4.0 pct of GDP