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Manufacturing in eastern Germany: clear increase in investments planned

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  • Peter Jäckel

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According to the results of the Ifo Investment Survey in eastern Germany, carried out between the end of 2003 and July 2004, the investments of eastern German manufacturing, after a perceptible decline in 2002 (-6%), will increase again in 2004, approximating the level of the years 1998/99. On the basis of still not final enterprise data, an investment increase of a nominal 1% or €6.7 billion was estimated for 2003; for 2004 an increase of 9% or €7.3 billion is expected. Almost 40% of the investments planned for the current year originate from the budgets of only two industries: electrical engineering and automobile construction. Compared with the development of investments in manufacturing in western Germany (2002: a somewhat stronger drop of 7%; 2003: a repeated drop of 2%; 2004: at 4% a not so clearly planned increase), this is a quite positive result. It shows again that the total volume of investments in manufacturing in eastern Germany is strongly determined by strategic influences and not solely by business-cycle aspects.

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  • Peter Jäckel, 2004. "Manufacturing in eastern Germany: clear increase in investments planned," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 57(13), pages 17-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:57:y:2004:i:13:p:17-21
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    1. Annette Weichselberger, 2004. "West-German Industry: Companies plan to increase investments in 2004 by 3%," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 57(16), pages 30-35, August.
    2. Peter Jäckel, 2003. "Investment in manufacturing in the new Länder: decline in 2002 but strong increase planned for 2003," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 56(09), pages 28-33, May.
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    • E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General

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