CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index rose again in May. The seasonally adjusted value increased from 114.4 (revised) to 115.1, thus more than evening out the losses that occurred in April. By and large, the index indicates that ...

In April, the RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index has decreased slightly to 113.4 from (revised) 114.0 in February. This was the first decline of the indicator since November 2011, indicating that...

In March, the RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index has increased markedly to 114.1 from 111.6 in February, indicating that the increase in world merchandise trade has gained momentum. Now it is on an upward trend since November 2011. The flash forecast for March is based upon data of 34 ports which represent about...

After a weak winter half year, the German economy is now experiencing an upswing. The Institutes forecast a 0.9% increase in real GDP for 2012 and a 2.0% increase for 2013. The situation in the employment market should continue to improve and the number of unemployed is expected to drop to 2.8 million in 2012. Germany’s deficit ratio is forecast to drop to 0.6%. Since its debt ratio remains very…

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index has increased again in February, which indicates a further boost in international merchandise trade. The seasonally adjusted index value rose from 111.2 in January to the current value of 111.9. Altogether, the Index has improved about ...

RWI increased its economic growth forecast for Germany from 0.6% to 1.0% in 2012 compared with December 2011; growth of 2.0% is anticipated for 2013. In the face of weakened demand among European trade partners and the uncertainty among businesses resulting from the government debt crisis in Europe, the GDP is expected to rise little during ...

For 2012 RWI expects the real gross domestic product (GDP) to increase by only 0.6% following 3.0% growth during the current year. With this forecast, the institute is expressing more skepticism than for the September outlook, when an increase of 1% was still being predicted. The main cause of the worsened expectations is the continued deterioration of conditions in the international economic…

In summer 2011, the outlook for the global economy deteriorated markedly. In Europe in particular, the sovereign debt crisis threatens to escalate into a banking crisis. This is having increasingly adverse effects on the German economy. The greatly heightened uncertainty will dampen domestic demand, and foreign trade will no longer contribute to expansion because of...

RWI is revising its economic cycle forecast upward, now expecting the German economy to grow by 3.7% this year, after a March forecast of 2.9%. In the meantime, domestic demand is driving growth more than demand from abroad. For 2012, RWI is expecting ...