Surprisingly manufacturers expect to boost their investments substantially in 2015. Considering the weak recovery and an economic situation that has hardly improved at all it is unlikely that their expectations will come true. In 2014, manufacturers raised their investments by 10 percent,...

Manufacturers are modest about increasing their investments in 2014. While producers of capital and consumer goods intend to ramp up their investments, those producing intermediate products expect a decline. The construction industry plans to invest more than in the previous year. However, this...

Investment will increase in manufacturing by 9.2 percent in 2014 as compared to the previous year. The largest rise is expected for producers of consumer goods and of investment goods (including transport equipment). However, manufacturers of intermediates plan a minor rise in investment. Firms...

Die Unternehmen der Sachgütererzeugung wollen 2014 nominell um 9,2% mehr investieren als im Vorjahr. Überdurchschnittlich soll der Zuwachs in der Konsumgüterindustrie und der Investitionsgüterindustrie ausfallen. Dagegen planen die Hersteller von Vor- und Zwischenprodukten nur eine...