Economic forecast for 2016 and 2017

The German Council of Economic Experts has slightly lowered its forecast for 2016 due to somewhat weaker external demand. The Council now expects German gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 1.5 %. For 2017, the Council expects GDP growth to pick up slightly to reach 1.6 %.

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