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Jan Cholewa / Henry Goecke / Michael Grömling IW-Report No. 2 2. February 2016 The IW Business Cycle Traffic Lights

The State of the Economy at a Glance

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The IW Business Cycle Traffic Lights
Jan Cholewa / Henry Goecke / Michael Grömling IW-Report No. 2 2. February 2016

The IW Business Cycle Traffic Lights

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The State of the Economy at a Glance

There is no lack of information for diagnosing the development of an economy. The problem is more one of obtaining a concise summary. The IW Business Cycle Traffic Light captures at a glance the changes in important economic indicators for Germany, the Eurozone, the USA and China. This can only be achieved by establishing which improvements and deteriorations in the short-term development of the economy can be defined as relevant. Like its individual underlying indicators, the IW Business Cycle Traffic Light represents the status of information a varying number of months ago, thus partly reflecting the inevitable recognition lags in business cycle diagnosis.

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The IW Business Cycle Traffic Lights
Jan Cholewa / Henry Goecke / Michael Grömling IW-Report No. 2 2. February 2016

Jan Cholewa / Henry Goecke / Michael Grömling: The IW Business Cycle Traffic Lights – The State of the Economy at a Glance

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German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Jürgen Matthes / Michael Grömling / Markus Demary / Björn Kauder / Berthold Busch / Gero Kunath / Thomas Obst External Publication 25. October 2023

Why Price Stability Matters

As of March 2023, overall infation is declining in Europe. However, core infation levels continue to remain well above the 2% mandate of the European Central Bank (ECB). In fact, the current bout of infation should continue to weaken as and when supply-chain ...

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Michael Grömling / Michelle Koenen IW-Report No. 50 5. October 2023

British economy in the mirror of the IW economic traffic light

The economic development in the United Kingdom is characterised by a multitude of changes. The Brexit decision in 2016 and the exit from the EU in 2020 led to uncertainties, particularly in foreign trade, investment, and the labour market.

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