Coronakrisen har drastige konsekvenser for investeringerne i tyske virksomheder. En Ifo-undersøgelse viser, at i maj har 50 pct. af virksomhederne udskudt invsteringer. 28 pct. droppede endog investeringsplanerne. Det er en tydelig forværring i forhold til april, selv om økonomien er ved at blive genåbnet. Det er bekymrende for de langsigtede perspektiver for økonomien, siger Ifo-instituttet.
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Ifo Institute: Companies drastically reduce investments
The corona crisis has drastic consequences for corporate investments in Germany. 50 percent of the companies reported to the Ifo Institute in the May economic survey that they had postponed investments; in April, 46 percent spoke of it. 28 percent of companies even canceled investment projects in May, compared to 22 percent in April.
“These are worrying figures for the long-term development of the economy,” says the leader of the Ifo surveys, Klaus Wohlrabe.
Industry is cutting back investments on a particularly large scale. 64 percent postponed projects in May, 56 percent reported in April. They were completely deleted from 32 percent of companies in May and 25 percent in April.
The service providers were a bit more reserved: 45 percent postponed projects, according to a May survey. In April, 44 percent reported shifts. 28 percent of companies said in May that they had even canceled investments entirely. In April it was 22 percent.
The situation in the trade was similar. 44 percent in May and 38 percent in April said they had postponed investments. They deleted 20 percent in May and 19 percent in April.
Construction was relatively less affected: 30 percent in May and 31 percent in April spoke of a postponement of investments. 15 percent in May and 13 percent in April reported that they had completely canceled projects.
