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Olaf Scholz, Germany Chancellor
Orders to factories surpassed the forecasts. But even the Ministry of Economy calls for caution to those who think it is already synonymous with growth.
The situation economic na Germany It’s delicate. It will be in the most worrying phase of this century – and worries Germans and Europeans in general.
The country is no longer the highlighted economic “engine” of Europe, which recorded two successive falls of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which accumulates internal problems and has an industrial crisis.
But in the midst of a prediction of, there is a sign of unexpected hope.
This Thursday, the Federal Department of Statistics of Germany, revealed numbers about the industry em December.
A number stands out: 6,9%. Orders to German factories rose almost 7% compared to November.
It is a Unexpected increase, since not even the expert’s best predictions pointed to this increase in factories. To the forecasts were an increase in 2%.
“It’s a signs of hopesince in recent months, this reference indicator had stabilized at an extremely low level, ”says Joerg Kraemer, chief economist of Commerzbank, quoted in.
But it is precipitate say that Germany’s economy is already recover visibly. First of all, because it is just a monthly indicator, it is only from the industry, and there was no variation in the total “cake” of the last quarter of 2024.
Own Ministry of the economy calls for caution to those who think recovery is close: “In industry as a whole, There are still no signs of an economic recovery“.
JUPP Zenzen, an economy specialist at the Chamber of Industry and German Trade, added: “Uncertain conditions of economic policy and altos Costs are pressuring companies competitiveness and slowing down the demand for industrial goods. ”
It may be an indication of industrial recovery, but even if it is confirmed, it will be a slow and uncertain recovery month after month.
In the midst of the various numbers of the Descitis, two stand out: the highest growth was in the sector of mechanical engineering (+8.6%) but the industry car fell 3.2%.
