Pub date: 02 May 2012 Europe / Germany Business Forecast Report
Core Views Germany's manufacturing base will remain weighed down by weak foreign orders, while the fragility surrounding the response to the eurozone debt crisis means business sentiment could take... Read More
Pub date: 20 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: After 2011's wheat harvest disappointed due to adverse weather conditions, more of the same is expected for 2012. The very cold winter weather in the early part of 2012, followed by a lack ... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Europe / Germany Autos Industry Report
The German autos industry outperformed the overall eurozone in 2011, both in terms of vehicle sales and production. New vehicle sales in Germany exceeded 3.5mn units during 2011, helped by 8.8% year... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Europe / Germany Commercial Banking Industry Report
Eurozone Core Status To Underpin Banking Sector Stability BMI View: Declining loan growth and a virtual standstill in asset growth in Germany's banking sector highlight the increasingly challenging ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Defence & Security Industry Report
The defence posture of Germany has been controversial domestically since the end of World War II, and little is likely to change in this regard in the future, given the pacifistic nature of a signifi... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Europe / Germany Food & Drink Industry Report
The ever-deepening eurozone debt crisis is proving a major challenge to Germany's economic growth model. Further escalation of the crisis, which could see a sovereign or a financial institution defau... Read More
Pub date: 02 Dec 2011 Europe / Germany Freight Transport Industry Report
Following a year which saw continued growth, BMI believes 2012 will signal further expansion, with some freight modes progressing on the way to recovering their to pre-downturn levels. Total trade i... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: The German IT market is forecast to increase to US$61.4bn in 2012, up by around 2%, with our projection downwardly revised from Q112. Consumer and business IT spending continued to be affe... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / Germany Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: As the Eurozone crisis grinds on, the uncertainty spreading to the German infrastructure sector grows. An underlying trend toward a slowdown has weakened forecasts for 2012. The constructio... Read More
Pub date: 18 Nov 2011 Europe / Germany Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks In global terms, Germany has a clear competitive advantage as a provider of insurance solutions. This has developed over the long-term as a result of the key protagonists ... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Metals Industry Report
The German steel market is losing momentum and steelmakers are likely to review their operations in the country over coming months, with the likelihood of temporary blast furnace closures and reduced... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Germany Mining Industry Report
We expect Germany's mining sector value will decline over the coming years, falling to US$5.0bn by 2016, from US$5.6bn in 2011. This decline will be driven by falling coal production as the country ... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: For a country keen to wean itself off of fossil fuels, the decision to phase out nuclear energy represents a fresh and unwelcome challenge. Gas consumption seems certain to grow more quickl... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / Germany Petrochemicals Industry Report
The German petrochemicals industry is set for a sharp slowdown in 2012, but is unlikely to contract unless the eurozone debt crisis goes out of control and impacts unfavourably on the European and gl... Read More
Pub date: 28 Feb 2012 Europe / Germany Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Despite the threat of austerity measures and the government's focus on cost-containment within the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector, as well as the impact of generic competition as a r... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Germany Power Industry Report
BMI View: Germany is standing at the crossroads of a new energy future. Whichever route the country takes, finding a suitable and rapid replacement for nuclear power will not be easy. An early commit... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Real Estate Industry Report
The high level of exposure to the ongoing eurozone debt crisis suggests a more challenging economic outlook for Germany. However, barring another major recession as seen in 2009 (not our core scenari... Read More
Pub date: 02 Apr 2012 Europe / Germany Telecommunications Industry Report
Despite its maturity, the German mobile market reported over 114mn subscribers in 2011, exhibiting the fastest growth rate since 2008. High prepaid net additions were largely responsible for this gro... Read More