The first estimate of annual GDP for 2025 confirms that Germany’s much-vaunted fiscal “stimulus” did not get underway last year and that economic activity remained broadly stagnant. We think things should improve a bit this year as government spending picks up, but the improvement will probably be smaller than the consensus expects. And we think that by Q4 2026 German GDP will still be only 1.5% higher than before the pandemic.
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