German business expects economic contraction for the third consecutive year.
30.01.2025
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Shostal Oleksandr
30.01.2025
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According to German industrial lobby, the largest economy in Europe will shrink for the third consecutive year in 2025 - by 0.1%.
The average analyst forecast expects growth of 0.4% in 2025. However, due to consecutive years of GDP contraction in 2024, Germany's prospects for 2025 remain bleak.
'The situation is very serious. Specifically, industrial growth has suffered a structural break,' said the president of BDI group, Peter Leibinger.
The Bundesbank projected growth of 0.2% and warns of a possible contraction if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes trade tariffs.
In its monthly bulletin, the Bundesbank reported that the economy is unlikely to emerge from a prolonged period of stagnation in the first quarter, due to weak production and declining private spending.
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