The further big fall in the Ifo Business Climate Index (BCI) in September adds to the gloom surrounding the German economy as worries about energy prices and declining household real incomes hit confidence hard. We expect GDP to contract in both the third and fourth quarters of this year, and this survey suggests the recession will be deeper and more broad-based than most expect.
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