German Economic Institutes Slash Growth Forecast for 2025 Amid Trump Tariffs
- Germany's GDP growth forecast for 2025 has been downgraded to 0.1% from 0.8%, citing trade tensions and political uncertainty as major factors.
- The report warns that U.S. Tariffs on imports pose considerable risks for Germany's economy and could escalate the downturn further.
- Germany's economy contracted by 0.2% in 2024, marking its second consecutive year of economic shrinkage, according to the report from the economic institutes.
- Unemployment in Germany is predicted to rise from 6% to 6.3%, with the number of employed people decreasing from 46.082 million to 46.019 million in 2025.
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