Germany: Business confidence survey

(measure: points, source: Ifo Institute for Economic Research)

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Business confidence survey in Germany, January 2005 - November 2021:

For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from January 2005 to November 2021. The average value for Germany during that period was 12.17 points with a minimum of -35.1 points in April 2020 and a maximum of 29.5 points in January 2018. Click on the following link to see the values of Business confidence survey around the world.

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Measure: points
Source: Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Definition: The business survey indicator provides information on the amount of optimism or pessimism that business managers feel about the prospects of their companies, based upon opinion surveys on developments in production, orders and stocks of finished goods and the general economic situation of the company. It can be used to monitor output growth and to anticipate turning points in economic activity.