Coronavirus Wave Weighs on ifo Business Climate (December 2021)

Coronavirus Wave Weighs on ifo Business Climate (December 2021)

Sentiment at German companies has clouded over for Christmas. The deteriorating pandemic situation is hitting consumer-related service providers and retailers hard. The ifo Business Climate Index fell from 96.6 points  in November to 94.7 points in December. Companies assessed their current business situation as less positive. Pessimism regarding the first half of 2022 also increased. The German economy isn’t getting any presents this year.