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04/29/2025April 29, 2025
German consumer sentiment improving, but remains low
New figures show that consumer morale continued to improve in April with both income expectations and buying willingness increasing.
The indicator forecast, published by pollsters GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), was minus 20.6 points for May, which was an improvement of 3.7 points from the month before.
This makes it the second consecutive rise in the survey involving around 2,000 participants.
The numbers come as Germany gets set for a new administration following months of relative limbo following the collapse of Olaf Scholz’ government.
Before even taking office, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has taken measures to give the a shot in the arm by voting to remove the debt break, paving the way for hundreds of billions of additional euros in national defense and infrastructure renovation.
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Welcome to our Germany coverage
You’re reading our coverage of news in on Tuesday, 29 April.
Today you can read about Germany’s center-left membership of 358,000 who have until 11:59 p.m. (2159 GMT) to vote on the 144-page coalition agreement with the conservative .
With a new coalition administration incoming, consumer confidence is on the upswing with hope of an economic revival.
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