Fichtner, Ferdinand; Baldi, Guido; Bremus, Franziska; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 51/52, pp. 3-32
In 2013 the German economy will grow at 0.4 percent which is below the growth rate of potential output. The output gap … is 0.5 percent. In 2014 gross domestic product will expand at 1,6 percent and the output gap will nearly be closed. In … modest. At a rate of 1,3 percent, low inflation props up purchasing power of private households. As the output gap narrows …