Tag: Consumption
SPD-Left and FDP want to permanently relieve gastronomy
Beer garden in the English Garden in Munich Dehoga fears that the company will die if the VAT rate is increased again. (Photo: picture alliance / SVEN SIMON) Berlin In…
Growth is coming back slower than hoped
Selection in the supermarket Only part of the loss of purchasing power was cushioned by state aid. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Dusseldorf The German economy seems to have grown again in the…
Growth is coming back slower than hoped
shopping street Because real incomes are falling, many consumers are switching to cheaper goods. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Dusseldorf The German economy seems to have grown again in the second quarter,…
Economy: Institute: German economy will shrink in 2023
Shopping street in Stralsund Because private consumption has not yet supported the economy, the institutes expect a recession in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Two leading German economic research institutes expect…
China’s industry is growing more slowly – consumption is also declining
Retail in Shanghai Retail sales in China fell well short of analysts’ expectations in May. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing Chinese industrial growth slowed in May. Industrial production in the world’s second-largest…
German economy will not grow again until 2024 – inflation slows investment and consumption
Dusseldorf The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has revised its economic expectations for 2023 and 2024 downwards. The HRI now expects a decline in German economic output of 0.7 percent for…
Eurozone economy slips into ‘technical recession’
Industry Year-on-year, the economy grew a revised 1.0 percent in the period January through the end of March. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Luxembourg In the euro zone, economic output surprisingly fell…
HDE consumption barometer Consumer confidence continues to grow
department store New economic data can at least be seen as a ray of hope for the retail trade. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Dusseldorf Slowly declining inflation and the sometimes very…
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
China’s economic outlook is clouding over
Qingdao container port Economic data from China was worse than expected. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The mood in the Chinese economy continued to deteriorate in May. This is shown by the…
China’s economic outlook is clouding over
Qingdao container port Economic data from China was worse than expected. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The mood in the Chinese economy continued to deteriorate in May. This is shown by the…
How to reduce fuel consumption? Here are the most effective methods!
Due to rising fuel prices, driving a car is becoming an increasingly costly choice. Although electric cars have become widespread, cars with internal combustion engines are still the most widely…
US economy unexpectedly robust: consumption and industrial orders are rising
Port of Los Angeles American consumers increased their consumer spending by 0.8 percent compared to the previous month. (Photo: dpa) Washington Despite high interest rates and inflation, the US economy…
Retailers focus on top locations
shopping street The inner cities in Germany are facing major challenges. The prime locations are the most attractive for shopping. (Photo: Imago Images / Arnulf Hettrich) Why go downtown when…
Germany’s economy has slipped into recession – these are the reasons
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. From January to March, gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent compared to the previous quarter. This was…
What quarterly retail numbers reveal about the state of the US economy
Checkout at Walmart If the middle class also buys more from the discounter, that is a clear economic indicator. (Photo: AP) new York The quarterly season for US retailers is…
German economy slides into recession
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter. This was…
German economy slides into recession
freight trains The federal government expects GDP growth of 0.4 percent for the current year as a whole. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession due…
Inflation and slack consumption are pushing the Otto Group into the red
Headquarters of the Otto Group in Hamburg According to CEO Birken, the reasons for the slump are, among other things, that more money is being spent on travel and culture…