Economy in a permanent slumpGermany in recession - economy shrinks in 2024
Insecure consumers, ailing industry, falling exports: Germany is experiencing its second year of recession in a row. The prospects for Europe's largest economy in 2025 are fragile.
From left to right: Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office and Federal Returning Officer, Florian Burg, Press Spokesman of the Federal Statistical Office, Michael Kuhn, Head of the "Domestic Product, Input-Output Accounting" Group and Peter Kuntze, Head of the "Origin of Domestic Product" Unit, take part in a press conference on the development of gross domestic product (GDP). © Hannes P. Albert/dpa
