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Joint Economic Forecast Autumn 2010 (14 Oct 2010)
Federal Republic of Germany
Key Forecast Figures
2008
Percentage change over previous year
2009
2010
2011
(1)
(1)
a)
Private consumption
Government consumption
Gross fixed capital formation
Machinery and equipment,
Buildings
Other investment
Domestic demand
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
Gross domestic product (GDP)
0,7
2,3
2,5
3,5
1,2
6,5
1,2
2,5
3,3
1,0
-0,2
2,9
-10,1
-22,6
-1,5
5,6
-1,9
-14,3
-9,4
-4,7
0,1
2,8
5,7
8,9
3,7
5,9
2,4
15,3
14,0
3,5
1,4
1,2
3,3
5,8
1,5
5,2
1,9
7,1
7,4
2,0
Employmentb) (1.000 persons)
Unemployment (1.000 persons)
40276
3268
40271
3423
40365
3234
40595
2934
7,8
8,2
7,7
7,0
2,6
0,4
1,1
1,6
- EUR billion
2,8
-72,7
-93,6
-70,0
- in % of GDP
0,1
-3,0
-3,8
-2,7
167,0
117,3
127,9
142,3
0,5
-4,1
1,6
1,3
3,3
0,3
1,5
1,4
Unemployment ratec) (in %)
d)
Consumer prices
(% change on the previous year)
e)
General government financial balance
Balance on current account (EUR billion)
memo item:
Real GDP in the EMU
(% change on the previous year)
f)
Consumer prices in the EMU
(% change on the previous year)
1) Forecast by the Institutes.- a) Price adjusted.- b) Domestic employment.c) Federal Employment Agency concept.- d) Consumer price index (2005=100).e) On national accounts definition (ESA 1995).-f) Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP, 2005=100).
Source: Eurostat, Destatis, Deutsche Bundesbank, Federal Employment Agency;
2010 and 2011: Forecasts by the Institutes.