Article in Journal
Bauwirtschaft (Ost): Geräteauslastung auf Fünfjahrestief
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001
in: ifo Konjunkturperspektiven, 2001, 28, Nr. 02, 21-24
In east German construction industry, the business climate clearly remains clouded; the slight improvement was due to the less unfavourable assessments of the current business situation and the outlook in building construction. The equipment utilisation rate increased somewhat in the west (to 61%) but sank to a five-year low in the east (58%).
JEL Classification: E300,L740