The economic upswing in Germany continues, although the expansion loses some steam. Compared to our summer forecast, we reduced our expectations for GDP growth by 0.1 and 0.3 percentage points in the current and next year, respectively, to 1.9 percent (2018) and 2.0 percent (2019). So for now,...

The upswing in Germany is starting to falter. In the third quarter, the economy shrank for the first time in three years. This decline was primarily due to special factors. In particular, problems with the new vehicle certification standard (WLTP) affected the automotive industry. In addition to...

The German economy has shifted down a gear. After still very high economic momentum in Germany until the middle of last year, production stalled noticeably. Temporary stress factors such as the problems of automobile manufacturers with the new WLTP standard and the low water levels in the Rhine...

The German economy is facing strong headwinds. In recent months, economic momentum has continued to slow down and companies are much more pessimistic about the future. The high level of global economic policy uncertainty likely was an important contributing factor. Gross domestic product (GDP)...

Die Erholung der deutschen Wirtschaft verzögert sich. Maßgeblich ist das Wiederaufflammen der Corona-Pandemie sowie die seit November wieder eingeführten Shutdown-Maßnahmen. Da diese Maßnahmen zum Teil wohl auch in den kommenden Monaten Bestand haben werden, zeichnet sich sowohl für das...

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...

Die zweite Welle der Corona-Pandemie hat die Erholung in Deutschland unterbrochen. Für das erste Quartal zeichnet sich sogar ein recht deutlicher Rückgang der Wirtschaftsleistung ab. Mit dem Fortschreiten der Impfkampagne dürfte die wirtschaftliche Belastung durch die Pandemie nachlassen und...

Die Konjunktur in Deutschland nimmt wieder Fahrt auf. Nachdem das Wiederaufflammen der Corona-Pandemie die wirtschaftliche Erholung im Winterhalbjahr ins Stocken gebracht hatte, wird die gesamtwirtschaftliche Produktion im weiteren Verlauf des Jahres in hohem Tempo ausgeweitet werden und ihr...

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 German economy is picking up speed again. After the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic had interrupted the economic recovery in the winter half-year, GDP will expand at a fast pace in the further course of the year and exceed its pre-crisis level again. With the removal of the...