Concern about the German economic crisis: This is what economists are demanding from the traffic lights. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DI) expects a decline of 0.5 percent after surveying more than 27,000 companies.
In 2023, gross domestic product fell by 0.3 percent. One trend was particularly worrying: 33 percent of companies were pessimistic about the future. The survey was published on Thursday (February 19, 2024, 2:55 p.m. GMT) The German economy is apparently facing its biggest crisis in two decades.