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: volkswirtschaftliche Entwicklung
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?“ weiterlesenStell dir vor, es ist der 31.12.2025, 20:30 Uhr…
…und nicht nur die Neujahrsansprache des Bundeskanzlers, sondern auch folgende Ereignisse liegen hinter dir:
„Stell dir vor, es ist der 31.12.2025, 20:30 Uhr…“ 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“ weiterlesen