Economics
DeStatis: German Industry investments in 2020: 14% lower than in the previous year
This is an ominous number, especially as 2020 was a Covid year. Odd that no one is picking up on it. Read here
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Economics
Germany’s Not So V-Recovery: Production in August 2021: -4.0% on the previous month
In August 2021, production in industry was down by 4.0% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) Read here Link
Economics
DeStatis – Germany’s Export Boom becomes Export Stagnation: July -2.7%
Germany’s inexorable export growth has come to a standstill. Read here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany’s Not So V-Recovery: Production in June 2021: -1.3% on the previous month (Production 6.8% below pre-crisis level)
Germany’s government has everything under control, just like Covid and climate change Read here
Economics
The German V-Recovery that wasn’t: Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2021 down 1.7% on the previous quarter
Angela Merkel’s government knew it. A V-Recovery was on its was. Like the COVID vaccinations they just don’t appear to understand current conditions. Read here
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DeStatis – Germany’s Not So V-Recovery: Gross domestic product in the 4th quarter of 2020 up 0.1% on the previous quarter
Some fancy statistical footwork saves the day. Read here German Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier explaining why Germany’s V-Recovery is unstoppable
Economics
Germany’s (not so) V-Recovery – November 2020: employment slightly down on the previous month
Despite furlough scheme, hundreds of billions in subventions (mostly for zombie corporations), and other tricks – then this Read here
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Ms Merkels inexorable not so V-Recovery
Production in September 2020: +1.6% on the previous month – still 8% below pre-crisis level. And wasn’t there a lockdown or something soon after? An Odd V otherwise known in German as “Ein Merkel V” […]
Economics
Ms Merkel’s Breathtaking Economic V-Recovery – Corona crisis has hit the German restaurant industry hard: turnover in March to August 2020 was down 40.5% from the same period a year earlier
The number of persons employed dropped by 17.6% in March to August 2020 from the same period a year earlier Bars and pubs are substantially affected: turnover decreased by 45.5% over the same period, the […]
Economics
Ms Merkel’s shrewd programme for a depression
Let people’s incomes fall so that they spend less. Just give money to international corporations so that they can buy back their shares, pay dividends and boni, and make donations to political parties and provide […]