The reading right now

As of April 2026, Business confidence for Germany stood at -14.5. That is up 0.2 from the prior month. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged -5.22, ranging from a low of -28.6 in December 2024 to a high of 24.2 in September 2021. The current reading sits 11.7 below its trailing ten-year mean of -2.8.

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