German economy doing a bit better, Bundesbank says

The German economy likely expanded in the first quarter on an unexpected boost from industry and construction but there are still no signs of a meaningful recovery, the Bundesbank said in a monthly ... Read More

German Economy To Nearly Flatline This Year, Think-tanks Say

The German economy is expected to barely grow this year, leading economic institutes said Wednesday, as weak demand at home and abroad slows the path to recovery. Europe's largest economy will ... Read More

Sun goes down on German economy as recession drags on and government spending is slashed

Solar industry layoffs are tip of iceberg in a beleaguered German market facing little growth and much-needed fiscal belt-tightening An employee works on a solar panel at Meyer Burger in Freiberg. Read More

German Economy to Stay Stuck Around Pre-Covid Level in 2024

Germany’s economy will barely muster any growth this year — meaning it won’t manage to significantly rise above its pre-pandemic size. Output will rise just 0.1% in 2024, compared to a ... Read More

German factory production expands at fastest rate for a year

who said the recent pick-up in German industry reduced the chances of Europe’s largest economy shrinking again in the first quarter. However, industrial production is still down 4.9 per cent ... Read More

German economy to grow by just 0.1% in 2024: think-tanks

The German economy is expected to barely grow this year, leading economic institutes said Wednesday, as inflation, high interest rates and weaker exports slow the path to recovery. Europe's largest ... Read More

German economy stagnates after short recession

Instead of shrinking by 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent respectively, the German economy contracted by 0.4 percent in the final quarter of 2022 and 0.1 percent in the first quarter of this year. Read More

Germany’s moribund economy faces years of stagnation

while industrial production has been in a pretty steep decline ever since. From the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter of 2023, the German economy has grown by only slightly more than 1pc ... Read More

German Industrial Production Rises in Next Turnaround Signal

German industrial production increased for a second month, underpinning hopes that Europe’s biggest economy may soon emerge from a shallow recession it probably witnessed in the last six months ... Read More

Institute says German economy is "struggling" and lowers forecasts

"The economy in Germany is struggling," said Stefan Kooths, from the IFW. The institute expects growth of only 0.1% this year. In the autumn they had assumed that gross domestic product would ... Read More

German Consumer Confidence Improves Marginally, Defying Fragile Economy

German consumer confidence edged up slightly, as expectations for the economy and incomes improved, despite still strong unease surrounding the outlook. The forward-looking consumer-climate index ... Read More

German economy grows at better-than-expected rate

Frankfurt: Strong foreign trade and buoyant consumption drove Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, to better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, federal statistics office Destatis said ... Read More