Nemška poslovna morala (sentimenti) je na psu. Kot ugotavlja anketa nemške zbornice za trgovino in industrijo, tako slabo v nemčiji ni bilo še nikoli. in kriza še kar traja in ji ni videti konca niti naslednje leto. Glavna faktorja sta visoke cene energije zaradi vojne v Ukrajini in nekonkurenčnost na kitajskem trgu zaradi tehnološkega zaostanka. Vendar naročila zaradi stagnacije padajo tudi na domačem trgu. Cela situacija izgkeda kot spirala smrti navzdol.

Only 19 percent of companies rate their current situation as “good,” while 35 percent describe it as “bad.” The balance has dropped by 11 points to minus 16 points, well below the long-term average of plus 21 points.

“We last saw such a situation 20 years ago, during the severe crisis in 2002 and 2003. This is a clear alarm signal,” warned Wansleben. “At that time, the government sought to address the crisis with the Agenda 2010 reforms. We need deep reforms now as well.”