By Jess Jones Vodafone has said its total revenue shrank by over two per cent in its third quarter due to contractions in Italy and Spain and sluggish growth in Germany, its biggest market. In an update to markets, the telecoms giant reported a 2.3 per cent drop in revenue to €11.37bn (£9.7bn) over the third quarter, down from €11.63bn (39.9bn) in the same period last year. Service revenue growth in Italy and Spain declined by 1.3 and 1.1 per cent, respectively, while Germany only grew by 0.3 per cent, following a strong second quarter. Consumer and business segments in the UK helped it to gro…