ifo Media Center
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Simon Krause
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Julia Baarck
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Manufacturing Weighs on ifo Business Climate (September 2021)
Sentiment in the German economy has suffered another setback. The ifo Business Climate Index fell from 99.6 points in August to 98.8 points in September. This is the third consecutive fall. Companies were less satisfied with their current business. They were also more skeptical about the coming months. Problems in the procurement of raw materials and intermediate products are putting the brakes on the German economy. Manufacturing is experiencing a bottleneck recession.
Dr. Michael Rindler
Specialist
Marcel Schlepper
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Economic Forecast Autumn 2021: Supply Bottlenecks in Manufacturing Slow Overall Economic Recovery
Gross domestic product for Germany is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2021 and by 5.1 percent next year. The high growth rate in 2022 is largely due to the low level of production of goods and services in 2021. In 2023, the German economy will then expand again at normal rates.
Germany’s Federal Election: German Economists Assess Possible Coalitions
Current forecasts for the outcome of the German federal election on September 26, 2021, indicate that there could be many different coalition options after the election. This raises the question of which coalition would likely achieve the most favorable economic development in Germany over the coming legislative period.
Leander Andres
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
Florence Atieno Steiner
Support Staff
ifo Business Climate Saxony Falls Slightly (August 2021)
In August 2021, the ifo Business Climate Index Saxony took a slight dip. The barometer of business sentiment in Saxony’s economy fell from 103.0 to 102.6 points, due primarily to a distinct drop in business expectations. Over the same period, assessments of the current situation improved greatly.
ifo Business Climate Index for Eastern Germany Slips Slightly (August 2021)
Sentiment among companies in eastern Germany cooled a bit in August. The ifo Business Climate Index for the entire regional economy fell to 101.2 points, down from 101.5 points in July. Compared to the previous month, companies’ assessments of the current situation rose noticeably even as their expectations plummeted.
ifo Education Survey 2021: What Germans Think about Covid-19 Education Policy and Societal Competencies
How can coronavirus-related learning gaps be made up? Which digital learning formats should schools continue to offer after the coronavirus pandemic? Are Germans in favor of teaching societal competencies in schools? And how should these skills be taught and assessed in concrete terms? The ifo Education Survey 2021 examines these and other questions.
ifo Employment Barometer Rises (August 2021)
Recruitment efforts at German businesses are picking up steam again. The ifo Employment Barometer climbed to 103.6 points in August after measuring 102.4 points in July. The upswing in the labor market continues.
ifo Export Expectations for Germany Fell (August 2021)
Sentiment among German exporters has markedly deteriorated. ifo Export Expectations in manufacturing slumped to 16.6 points in August, down from 23.1 points in July (seasonally adjusted). The German export industry is losing momentum.
ifo Business Climate Index Has Dropped (August 2021)
The mood in the German economy has clouded over again. In August, the ifo Business Climate Index fell to 99.4 points, after 100.7 in July (seasonally adjusted). This decline was due mainly to significantly less optimism in companies’ expectations. Concerns are growing in the hospitality and tourism sectors in particular. By contrast, companies assessed their current situation as somewhat better than in the previous month. Supply bottlenecks for intermediate products in manufacturing and worries about rising infection numbers are putting a strain on the economy.
Prof. Dr. Carla Krolage
ifo Research Director
Vusal Hasanov
Trainee
Florian Scheuermann
IT Employee
Luis Vonderbank
Trainee
Camille Semelet
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
