• 03/11/2024
  • Report

ArGeZ: "Suppliers Start Poorly into a Challenging Year"

The supplier industry business climate for German suppliers has declined once again. After dropping by 2.7 points, the ifo index in February stands at -27.9 points. The mood among companies was last this low under the impact of the pandemic in June 2020.
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Sideways Movement in Domestic Car Production

A look at vehicle manufacturing, as the most important customer industry, underlines the negative attitude of the medium-sized supplier industries. Experts from the VDA forecast a sideways movement in domestic car production for the year 2024. While a growth of 25 percent is expected for BEVs, this should lead to a further reduction of up to 7 percent in volumes for other types of drives.

The economic forecasts by economic research institutes and the federal government itself also provide no reason for optimism. The BMWK recently revised the GDP forecast for the year 2024 from once 1.3 percent to 0.2 percent significantly downwards.
 

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