The business cycle should have reached its lower turning point in the first quarter, and a recovery is expected to gather momentum from now. Because of the negative carry-over from last year, GDP growth on annual average 2002 may not exceed 1.2 percent, accelerating to 2.8 percent in 2003. While...

The Austrian economy is set to grow by slightly less than 1 percent this year and by over 2 percent in 2003. The risks surrounding the recovery of the business cycle, to which WIFO had pointed in its forecast of last June, have materialised. The slide in stock market values has undermined...

The business cycle recovery in the USA will give early incentives to activity in Europe during the first half of 2001, leading to a marked revival of demand and output growth. Such expectations are confirmed by survey results and statistical data collected over the past few months. The WIFO...

The slide on stock markets has shaken confidence of consumers and business world-wide. The business cycle recovery is thereby being delayed. The Austrian economy is projected to grow by barely 1 percent this year, and by over 2 percent in 2003. The slow pace of activity is causing a sharp rise...

The recovery of the German economy needs more time. Ongoing precautionary measures to protect against infection as well as the supply bottlenecks will slow down the catch-up process in the winter. Especially in those service sector that have been particularly affected by the pandemic the...

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has interrupted the recovery in Germany. GDP is set to decline in the first quarter of this year, after stagnating in the previous quarter. However, with the vaccination campaign progressing, the economic burden of the pandemic will ease and the recovery...

The recovery of the German economy is interrupted. The main reasons are the second Covid wave and the shutdown measures that have been implemented since November. Since these measures will, at least to some extent, probably remain in place for some time to come, GDP will decline in the final...

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 German economy is recovering from the COVID-19 shock. With the successful containment of the coronavirus, output has quickly rebounded from its trough in April and has made up a good part of the losses within a few months. This strong momentum essentially reflects the normalization of...