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Plunge in equipment investments -business climate in leasing shows signs of bottoming out

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  • Joachim Gürtler
  • Arno Städtler

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The Ifo Business Climate for the leasing industry improved somewhat over the dramatic deterioration in the last quarter of 2008. The first quarter of 2009 showed signs of a bottoming-out, the climate index rising thereafter three times in succession within the second quarter. This improvement can be entirely attributed, however, to improved business expectations; the current business situation continues to be rated as bad. Every second respondent (52%) in the leasing branch assessed his current business situation as bad, 36% as satisfactory, and only 12% as good. The investment indicator compiled by the Ifo Institute in conjunction with the Federation of German Leasing Companies points to a further strong decline in equipment investments in 2009. The 20% drop forecasted would mean a fall to a level not seen since 2004. The decline is expected to continue during the first half of 2010, with a 7-8% fall in machine, equipment and vehicle investments on a year-on-year basis.

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  • Joachim Gürtler & Arno Städtler, 2009. "Plunge in equipment investments -business climate in leasing shows signs of bottoming out," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(13), pages 38-41, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:62:y:2009:i:13:p:38-41
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    1. Manuel Birnbrich, 2009. "Retailers and Car Dealers: Clear Decline in Investments in 2009," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(15), pages 33-37, August.
    2. Manuel Birnbrich, 2009. "Wholesaling: Drastic sales declines weakens investment propensity," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(16), pages 49-52, August.

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    • L89 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Other

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