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RSS FeedsGermany avoids recession with surprise return to growth - business live
(The Guardian Business News)

 
 

14 november 2019 09:20:14

 
Germany avoids recession with surprise return to growth - business live
(The Guardian Business News)
 


Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including German growth figuresBreaking: Germany grew by 0.1% in the last quarterEconomists expected another contractionQ2 GDP revised down to -0.2% 7.41am GMT Carsten Brzeski, European economist at ING, says Germany“s economy is effectively stagnating -- despite dodging recession this morning. He points out that German manufacturers, once a powerhouse of the EU, are really struggling:Recession or not, the German economy has fallen into a de facto stagnation, with quarterly GDP growth averaging a meagre 0.1% QoQ since the third quarter of last year. In fact, the German economy can still be divided into two worlds: the depressive world and the happy-go-lucky one. In the depressive world, there are very few signs of an imminent bottoming or recovery of the manufacturing sector since the summer of 2018. The sector is facing and will continue to face cyclical challenges, as ongoing trade conflicts, Brexit uncertainty and slower Chinese growth, along with structural challenges, disrupt the automotive industry. In the happy-go-lucky world, private consumption remains solid on the back of low inflation, low interest rates and a still-strong labour market. The construction sector keeps on booming and the government is also inserting some fiscal stimulus.Looking into 2020, it looks as if either the cyclical factors weighing on German industry will dissipate somewhat, with the entire economy rebounding, or the domestic part of the economy will also slow down. Either way, don“t forget that the structural challenges will not quickly and easily disappear, keeping a clear cap on any German rebound in 2020.Germany: Did anyone say `recession“? | Snap | ING Think - Strong private consumption and exports helped the German economy to avoidĀ recession in the third quarter https://t.co/CCx32GU68C 7.32am GMT Economists are pleased to see that Europe“s largest economy has dodged recession.However, Fred Dukrozet of Swiss b ...


 
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