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The timing as well as the headlines of my monthly review of the German economy do not get any better: I did not manage to finish this report earlier than the one before and in the headline I simply exchanged „debt“ for „tariffs“ (cf. here). Well, both facts might be a symbol for the German current economy: boring and too late. But hey, let’s get into the details:

„The German economy in June 2025 – it’s the tariffs, stupid!“ weiterlesen

And again it’s the eleventh hour –my late publishing of Germany’s economic KPI is a vivid testimony to the current business climate. But hey, let’s not discuss my lame excuses and jump right into it:

„The German economy in May 2025 – it’s the debt, stupid!“ weiterlesen

If only marginally earlier this month for my usual view into the German economy, still earlier than the last time (see for March here). So, hey, let’s directly dive into it:

„The German economy in April 2025 – a strong March saves the quarter“ weiterlesen

Literally in the 11th hour I present my usual view into the German economy for MARCH 2025 (I promise, the April edition will be issued earlier in the month). But hey, t’s see and take a closer look on how Germany’s economy fared so far:

„The German economy in March 2025 – not really moving“ weiterlesen

The pace of change is accelerating – since the General Election on 23 February (cf. for the outcome here, in German), the shifts in German politics are breathtaking. Hopefully, at the end of March there will be a clearer picture and I will report acorrdingly. Hence, remember, the following data reflects the situation until end of February only:

„The German economy in February 2025 – mixed picture, low on optimism“ weiterlesen

orry, Ladies & Gentlemen, since I had the Flu, my Januar-report is coming in late. So, without further adue, let’s get into it.

„The German economy in January 2025 – off to new horizons?“ weiterlesen

As expected, German GDP has shrunk by -0.2% in 2024, a phenomen which last occured in 2002/2003. And – although some pundits still hope for a meagre growth in 2025 (cf. here for an overview) – my forecast is that Germany’s economy will again decline in 2025 – and probably by more than -1%.

„The German economy in December 2024 – the illusion is dead, long live the illusion!“ weiterlesen

So, I am behind everything – due to the worsening economic situation in Germany I did not only have not time to write my ususal monthly before Christmas, but also not over Christmas! Hence, with the ususal apologies and without further adue I jump right in, where I left in November (here):

„The German economy in November 2024 – behind the curve“ weiterlesen