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Boom in equipment investments help drive the XXL upswing - leasing too is catching up by leaps and bounds

Arno Städtler, Joachim Gürtler
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2011

ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, Nr. 07, 33-36

The improvement in the business climate in Germany has now also reached leasing. On balance, one in five survey participant reported favourable business conditions in March 2011 and one in two expects that the recovery will also continue in the coming months. The Ifo/BDL investment indicator shows a plus of 8.6% for average equipment investment in 2010. The upward trend should continue in 2011.

JEL Classification: L890

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