2024年9月,德国ZEW经济情绪指标急剧下降至3.6,为2023年10月以来的最低水平,而8月为19.2,预测为17。这标志着经济情绪连续第三个月下降,自2023年11月以来,经济预期的乐观情绪几乎完全减弱。ZEW总裁Achim Wambach表示:“经济形势迅速改善的希望明显减弱。乐观主义者和悲观主义者的数量现在均衡了。”。此外,当前状况指数从-77.3降至-84.5,为2020年5月以来的最低水平。
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased sharply to 3.6 in September 2024, the lowest since October 2023, compared to 19.2 in August and forecasts of 17. It marks a third consecutive month of falls in economic sentiment, with the optimism in economic expectations that has been evident since November 2023 almost completely dwindled. "The hope for a swift improvement in the economic situation is visibly fading. The number of optimists and pessimists is now evenly balanced", said ZEW president Achim Wambach. Also, the current conditions index decreased to -84.5, the lowest since May 2020, from -77.3.