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Kräftiger Aufschwung dank günstigem Öl und schwachem Euro: Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Frühjahr 2015

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The German economy is experiencing a strong upturn driven by unexpected expansive impulses, especially the falling oil price and the sharp depreciation of the euro. Gross domestic product is expected to increase by 2.1 percent this year. The 68 percent projection interval ranges from 1.1 percent to 2.8 percent. Consumption is the driving force behind the upturn. The rest of the euro area is also expected to produce slightly positive impulses, meaning that international trade will contribute to growth. The pace of growth is only expected to slow slightly in the year ahead. The euro’s depreciation will continue to stimulate the economy, while the positive effects of the lower oil price are expected to fade. Public budgets will show significant surpluses of over twenty billion euros in 2015 and 2016 respectively. In view of large structural surpluses, the time is ripe to make the income tax rate more performance-oriented – especially for small and medium-sized companies. Die deutsche Wirtschaft befindet sich in einem kräftigen Aufschwung. Sie wird stimuliert von unerwarteten expansiven Impulsen, insbesondere dem Verfall des Ölpreises und der starken Abwertung des Euro. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wird in diesem Jahr voraussichtlich um 2,1 Prozent steigen. Das 68-Prozent-Prognoseintervall reicht dabei von 1,4 bis 2,8 Prozent. Dabei ist der Konsum die Stütze des Aufschwungs. Zudem gehen vom übrigen Euroraum wieder leicht positive Impulse aus, so dass auch der Außenhandel zur Expansion beiträgt. Im kommenden Jahr dürfte sich das Tempo nur wenig verlangsamen. Die Abwertung des Euro wird die Konjunktur dabei weiter beleben, während die positiven Effekte des gesunkenen Ölpreises auslaufen. Die öffentlichen Haushalte dürften in diesem und im nächsten Jahr mit deutlichen Überschüssen von jeweils über zwanzig Milliarden Euro abschließen. Angesichts struktureller Überschüsse ist die Gelegenheit jetzt günstig, den Einkommensteuertarif – insbesondere im Bereich kleiner und mittlerer Einkommen – leistungsfreundlicher zu gestalten.

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  • Projektgruppe Gemeinschaftsdiagnose, 2015. "Kräftiger Aufschwung dank günstigem Öl und schwachem Euro: Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Frühjahr 2015," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 82(17), pages 355-438.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:82-17-1
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    Keywords

    Business cycle forecast; economic outlook;

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    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E66 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General Outlook and Conditions
    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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