Government raises the economic growth forecast for 2021 from 3% to 3.5%

The german government raised the GDP growth forecast for 2021 to 3.5% from the 3.0% estimated in the January outlook, as confirmed Tuesday by Economy Minister Peter Altmaier.

Additional comments:

A forecast of GDP growth for 2022 of 3.6% in the first official estimate.

It is expected that the Consumer price inflation rises to 2.2% in 2021 and falls back to 1.5% in 2022.

The prognosis is based on the assumption that coronavirus restrictions will ease during the second quarter.

The economy is expected reach pre-crisis levels in 2022 later than.

Strong domestic demand and household spending are expected to support the recovery once the lockdowns are lifted.

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