German GDP is expected to increase by 1.8 percent (2015), 2.1 percent (2016), and 2.3 percent (2017). Economic activity is driven by consumer spending that increases in the upcoming years by about 2 percent per year due to strong increases in real disposable income.

The expansion in Germany continues. We leave our forecast as of December 2016 unchanged and expect GDP to grow by 1.7 percent in 2017 and by 2 percent in 2018. The somewhat weaker growth rate in 2017 results from the lower number of working days. Overall, the expansion is set to broaden. While...

The expansion in Germany is set to continue despite headwinds from abroad. We leave our forecast as of autumn unchanged and expect GDP to grow by 1.9 percent in 2016 and by 1.7 percent in 2017. The effects of the Brexit-vote on the German economy will be modest in this period. The long-run...

The economic upswing in Germany is set to continue despite heavy headwinds from abroad. We expect GDP to grow by 1.7 percent in 2017 and by 2.1 percent in 2018 after an increase of 1.9 percent in the current year. The slight deceleration in GDP growth in 2017 is due to temporary factors, in...

The economic upswing in Germany is set to con­tinue. GDP is likely to grow 1.9 percent this year and 2.1 percent next year. Strong domestic drivers remain the dominant factors. The significantly lower number of refugees arriving since the start of the year will be mainly reflected in a somewhat...

The German economy remains robust in a difficult international climate. In the current year, we expect GDP to increase by 2 per cent. That represents a reduction of 0.2 percentage points from our earlier forecast, mainly due to a slowdown in exports caused by sluggish growth in foreign markets...

German GDP is expected to increase by 1.8 percent (2015), 2.2 percent (2016), and 2.3 percent (2017). With capacity utilization currently being at normal levels, Germany is on the road to overheating in the next years. GDP growth is backed by high growth rates in private consumption. In addition...

Die Aufschwungskräfte in Deutschland haben wieder Tritt gefasst. In diesem Jahr nimmt die Wirtschaftsleistung um 1,8 Prozent zu, im nächsten Jahr dürfte die Expansion mit 2,0 Prozent noch etwas stärker sein. Stimuliert wird die Konjunktur in der ersten Hälfte des Prognosezeitraums...

Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wird bis zum Jahr 2019 kräftig zulegen. Maßgeblich hierfür ist eine aus deutscher Sicht extrem expansive Geldpolitik. Gleichzeitig wird das Produktionspotenzial mit durchschnittlich 1,2 Prozent kaum stärker wachsen als in den vergangenen Jahren. Zwar stützen der...

Die Konjunktur in Deutschland hält trotz eines unruhigen weltwirtschaftlichen Umfelds Kurs. Für das laufende und das kommende Jahr rechnen wir unverändert mit Zuwachsraten des Bruttoinlandsprodukts von 1,8 und 2,1 Prozent. Im Jahr 2017 dürfte sich das Expansionstempo nicht zuletzt aufgrund...