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Strong exports and solid construction activity helped the German economy grow 0.3%, better than expected, in Q4 of last year, but tightening isolation measures in the country and abroad clouded the prospects for Europe’s largest economy. The data released by the Federal Statistics Office today, Wednesday, represents an upward revision …

The German economy is heading for improvement, and that sentiment has improved in the industrial sector, in particular, said Klaus Vollerbe, an economist at IFO, on Monday. He added that companies had revised production plans upwards and had increased export expectations for the industry. “The German economy is looking towards …

Today’s survey showed that German business confidence increased much more than expected in February, reaching its highest level since October as the industrial sector supports Europe’s largest economy despite the restrictions of lockdown measures. IFO said its business climate index rose to 92.4 from a revised level of 90.3 in …

The preliminary reading for service PMI in Germany showed a drop to 45.9 in February 2021 versus 46.7 last and below expectations of 46.5. Soft figures indicated the fastest decline in service production since May of last year, As isolation measures due to Coronavirus continue to weigh on service activity

The German manufacturing sector expanded more-than-expected in February, the preliminary manufacturing activity report from IHS/Markit research showed this Friday. The Manufacturing PMI in Eurozone’s economic power house came in 60.6 at this month vs. 56.5 expected and 57.1 prior.

The German ZEW headline numbers for February showed that the Economic Sentiment Index improved further to 71.2 versus 59.5 expected and 61.8 last. While the sub-index Current Conditions figure arrived at -67.2 in Feb versus -67.0 expected and -66.4 booked previously. Meanwhile, the Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment for Feb jumped …

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said that a ban on entry to travellers from the Czech Republic and the Austrian region of Tyrol, from February 14, is necessary to prevent the spread of new types of Coronavirus. “They are unavoidable for a certain period of time to prevent the spread …

The German government plans to extend the lockdown until March 14, amid increased concerns about the new variants of the Coronavirus. Chancellor Angela Merkel is reportedly set to officially announce the new measures, urging citizens in Germany to maintain social distancing as a precaution against the virus. The lockdown was …

Germany recorded an annual inflation rate of 1% in January 2021, in line with preliminary estimates. For January, the annual rate of inflation accelerated from -0.3% to 1.0%, which was also in line with prelim figures. In both November and in December consumer prices had fallen by 0.3% year-on-year. consumer …

German exports grew in December as strong trade with China and the United States helped Europe’s largest economy as it struggled to grow under lockdown restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 cases. The Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday that exports, adjusted for seasonal factors, rose 0.1% month-on-month after a 2.3% …