Berlin — Wednesday’s German government lowered its growth forecast this year, but said Europe’s largest economy is still “strong” and will return to pre-pandemic scale in 2022.
The Ministry of Economy has predicted that gross domestic product will increase by 3.6% from Germany’s previous government forecast of 4.1% in late October.
Since then, the photos have been clouded by a sudden new wave of coronavirus infection caused by the highly contagious Omicron mutant.
According to provisional official statistics, GDP rose 2.7% last year, recovering from the 4.6% plunge in 2020, when the pandemic blockade was the most severe. The government said the expected growth rate for this year will return to pre-crisis scale.
“The impact of the corona pandemic is still significant and many companies still have to fight them,” Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a statement. “Nevertheless, our economy is still strong.”
The German National Bureau of Statistics estimates that German production fell by 1% from 0.5% in the last quarter of last year. The outlook for this quarter is also volatile, raising the possibility of a technological recession.
But I hope the situation will improve as the years go by. A careful watch on Tuesday showed that after a six-month slide, business confidence recovered unexpectedly in January.
This increase is due to a significant improvement in the manager’s outlook over the next six months, despite a worsening assessment of the current situation.
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