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“ weiterlesenSchlagwort: Monthly
The German economy in January 2025 – off to new horizons?
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?“ weiterlesenThe German economy in December 2024 – the illusion is dead, long live the illusion!
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!“ weiterlesenThe German economy in November 2024 – behind the curve
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“ weiterlesenThe German economy in October 2024 – nothing goes to heck in a straight line
Just after I sent out my last monthly (here), Destatis announced that at least in the third quarter, Germany’s economy experienced a slight growth (here). So, not all is bad in Germany? Well, let’s see and take a closer look on how Germany’s economy fared in October:
„The German economy in October 2024 – nothing goes to heck in a straight line“ weiterlesenThe German economy in September 2024 – the end of the beginning
While I had still some hope left for an autumn upswing at the end of last month (here), that hope is now totally gone. But hey, let’s take a closer look on how the German economy fared in September 2024 in order to find out why:
„The German economy in September 2024 – the end of the beginning“ weiterlesenThe German economy in August 2024 – where is the autumn upswing?
Due some work-related journeys through Europe, this monthly is a little late in the month. Unfortunately, the picture of the German economy in August does not really get better with temporal distance. But, hey, let’s take a closer look on how the German economy fared in August 2024:
„The German economy in August 2024 – where is the autumn upswing?“ weiterlesenThe German economy in July 2024 – summertime blues?
After observing that Germany’s „hard“ KPI were southbound in June, all eyes are now on the development in July. So, hey, let’s take a closer look how the German economy fared in July:
„The German economy in July 2024 – summertime blues?“ weiterlesenThe German economy in June 2024 – „hard“ KPI’s southbound
Last month showed that Germany’s economy is not a European Champion anymore (here), and in June it does not really get better. But, hey, let’s take a closer look at how the German economy is faring:
„The German economy in June 2024 – „hard“ KPI’s southbound“ weiterlesenThe German economy in May 2024 – not really a European Champion
Although quite a formidable phalanx of pundits indeed see the German economy „coming out of the woods yet“ (cf. my last monthly, here), not only the mood but also the current figures are not really champion-like. But, hey, let’s dive deeper into the facts:
„The German economy in May 2024 – not really a European Champion“ weiterlesen