While many countries in the euro area are deep in recession due to a debt and structural crisis, the German economy appears to have excelled compared to many other euro area countries. Unemployment has fallen to the lowest level since German reunification, economic output has grown by over eight...

The development of private consumption is a crucial factor in compiling macroeconomic projections as part of national accounts. Household savings also play an important role as an explanatory variable for consumer development, since private households must decide whether to spend their incomes...

In 2014, the German economy is expected to grow by 1.8 %. Next year, GDP will increase by 2.1 %. The output gap will decline significantly this year, but will only be fully closed in the coming year. Inflation will remain low in this environment. The upward momentum of the global economy...

The German economy is bound to accelerate in the quarters ahead, following the slump at the end of last year. Year-on-year, real gross domestic product will increase by 0.7 percent, matching last year's rise. As production will gain momentum in the course of 2013, the growth rate for 2014 will...

Only strong economic growth will help Europe emerge from its crisis. The reforms implemented to date at national and European level have failed to impact the economy positively; this is due to excessive national, corporate, and private debts, the flawed banking system, the lack of structural...

The German economy has recently lost momentum but is anticipated to accelerate markedly in the course of 2013. On annual average, real GDP will increase by 0.9 percent; the corresponding figure for 2012 is expected to be 0.8 percent. During the course of 2013, however, expansion will accelerate...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft steht vor einem kräftigen Aufschwung. Zwar kann der Zuwachs im Jahresdurchschnitt 2012 mit 1,0 Prozent nicht an die hohen Raten der vergangenen beiden Jahre anknüpfen. Dies liegt jedoch daran, dass sich Investoren und Konsumenten aufgrund der Krise im Euroraum mit ihren...

The crisis in the European currency area is not over yet. Although the situation in the financial markets is currently relatively calm, the economic crisis appears to be bottoming out in most countries. Nevertheless, fundamental design flaws in the Monetary Union continue to exist. If these are...