The regional results of the Ifo Business Survey in industry and trade for Baden-Württtemberg not only provide an leading indication fo the current business situation in this German federal state but can also serve as a leading indicator for future regional economic development. The latter...

The Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) of European Commission conducts regular harmonised surveys for the most important sectors of the economy in the member states of the European Union as well as the applicant countries. The surveys include businesses in...

The Ifo Business Climate is one of the best-known German business cycle indicators. Studies on German business cycle indicators have ranked the Ifo Business Climate and its components in the top group of the indicators, together with incoming orders, money supply and interest rates. There is...