Solid Dynamics in a Risky Environment

IW-Trends No. 2 25. June 2011 IW-Forschungsgruppe Konjunktur Solid Dynamics in a Risky Environment

IW Economic Forecast, Spring 2011

IW-Trends No. 2 25. June 2011 IW-Forschungsgruppe Konjunktur

Solid Dynamics in a Risky Environment

Download PDF

IW Economic Forecast, Spring 2011

Economic activity in Germany remains buoyant and will reach new record levels. Real GDP is projected to expand by 3 ½ percent in 2011 and by 2 ¼ in 2012. The main growth driver will be private consumption due to the positive development of the labor market. In 2012, unemployment will go down to 2.6 million people on average. In addition investment growth will unfold on a broad platform. Due to these developments the consolidation of public deficit and public debt will progress and reduce the fiscal deficit to ½ percent of GDP next year. Nevertheless, some global downside risks persist. However, they do not seem serious enough to endanger a robust worldwide recovery.

Download | PDF

IW-Trends No. 2 25. June 2011 IW-Forschungsgruppe Konjunktur

Solid Dynamics in a Risky Environment

Download PDF

Back to overview

Growth and Business Cycle

Why Do Companies Invest in Germany?

The growth of Germany’s capital stock is slowing, as current investment increasingly fails to keep pacewith steadily rising disposals. In particular, private investment – which accounts for well over fourfifths of total gross fixed capital formation – has been alarmingly low in recent years.

IW-Trends No. 4 24. January 2026 Hubertus Bardt / Michael Grömling

Are the New Federal Government's Measures Having an Effect on Investment in Germany?

With German’s industrial crisis worsening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical upheavals, a huge investment gap has opened up.