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German Manufacturing: Increasing Investment Propensity
Annette Weichselberger
ifo Institut, München, 2017
ifo Schnelldienst, 2017, 70, Nr. 05, 34-38
ifo Institut, München, 2017
ifo Schnelldienst, 2017, 70, Nr. 05, 34-38
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According to the current results of the Ifo Investment Survey, companies in the German manufacturing industry are planning to increase their investment by around 5 percent in 2017. For 2016, the survey respondents reported an increase of 3 percent. As nearly equal motives for investment activity in 2017 are expansion investments and investments in replacement procurement, both amounting to roughly one third.
JEL Classification: L600, D220
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