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Country Forecast Germany April 2022 Updater

Country Forecast. Germany, 2022

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    Country Forecast Germany April 2022 Updater
  • Subjects: Central banks ; Climate change ; Coronaviruses ; Cost control ; COVID-19 ; Energy industry ; Foreign exchange rates ; GDP ; Gross Domestic Product ; Inflation ; Infrastructure ; International trade ; Local elections ; Monetary policy ; Natural gas ; Pandemics ; Political parties ; Purchasing power parity ; Sanctions ; Scholz, Olaf ; Tax rates
  • Is Part Of: Country Forecast. Germany, 2022
  • Description: Priorities will include boosting electric-vehicle and semiconductor production capacity, as well as renewable energy, although the degree to which this is financed by the public sector will remain a point of contention. Key indicators Key indicators 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Real GDP growth (%) 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 Consumer price inflation (av, %; EU harmonised measure) 3.2 5.3 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 Budget balance (% of GDP) -3.5 -2.4 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Current-account balance (% of GDP) 6.3 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.3 Short-term interest rate (av; %) -0.5 -0.5 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 Exchange rate US$:€ (av) 1.18 1.12 1.13 1.18 1.22 1.24 Exchange rate US$:€ (year-end) 1.13 1.12 1.15 1.20 1.23 1.25 Exchange rate ¥:€ (av) 129.9 130.2 133.6 138.9 143.4 145.6 Country forecast overview: Fact sheet Annual data 2021a Historical averages (%) 2017-21 Population (m) 82.9 Population growth 0.1 GDP (US$ bn; market exchange rate) 4,215.7 Real GDP growth 0.6 GDP (US$ bn; purchasing power parity) 4,868.8 Real domestic demand growth 0.8 GDP per head (US$; market exchange rate) 50,862 Inflation 1.7 GDP per head (US$; purchasing power parity) 58,741 Current-account balance (% of GDP) 7.3 Exchange rate (av) €:US$ 0.84b FDI inflows (% of GDP) 2.8 a EIU estimates. b Actual. Medium-term priorities include addressing inflation and supply chain disruptions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Chinese coronavirus lockdowns; reorienting defence and security policy post-invasion managing the transition of the automotive sector towards lower-emission vehicles; building industrial sovereignty and increasing the resilience of supply chains; the rollout of fifth-generation (5G) technology, alongside continuing progress on the Industry 4.0 agenda; and transitioning the energy sector away from coal and nuclear power.
  • Publisher: New York: The Economist Intelligence Unit N.A., Incorporated
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0966-9388
    EISSN: 2048-9331
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central

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