Investing in innovation –
where do we stand in Germany and Europe
Dr. Alexander Schumann
DIHK-Forecast 2015
Germany, changes on the previous year, in per cent use of the gross domestic product (GDP), price-adjusted, chain-linked
2013 2014 DIHK-Forecast
2015
GDP 0.1 1.6 1.8 Final consumption expenditure of private households 0.8 1.1 2.2
Government final consumption expenditure 0.7 1.1 1.5
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) -0.6 3.3 1.7
GFCF in machinery and equipment -2.4 4.3 2.0
Other fixed assets 1.3 1.2 1.7
GFCF in construction -0.1 3.4 1.6
Exports 1.6 3.8 6.0
Imports 3.1 3.5 7.0
Unemployment (in millions) 2.948 2.897 2.79
Employment (change in thousand) +248 +356 +250
consumer price 1.5 0.9 0.5
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Investment intentions improve
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Fewer Investments than before …
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Investment Restraints
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56 % of industrial companies
register structural restraints of investment
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Taxation and more
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Infrastructure: best Days are over
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Source: Eurostat
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Source: Eurostat
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