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German recession will be milder than expected - Ifo

The German economy is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2022 compared to a previous forecast of 1.6%, Ifo said today
The German economy is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2022 compared to a previous forecast of 1.6%, Ifo said today

Germany's recession will be milder than expected, with the economy expected to contract by 0.1% in 2023 compared to a previous forecast of shrinking by 0.3%, the Ifo economic institute said today.

The economy is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2022 compared to a previous forecast of 1.6%.

Inflation is seen at 7.8% this year, 6.4% next year and 2.8% in 2024, Ifo said in a statement.

Economic growth is expected to bounce back to 1.6% in 2024.

"In the two quarters of the winter half-year 2022/23, the gross domestic product shrinks, but then it goes up again," said Ifo's head of forecasts, Timo Wollmershaeuser.