German Consumer Morale Inches Up After Falling to Record Low: GfK

German Consumer Morale Inches Up After Falling to Record Low: GfK
People with shopping bags walk near a shopping center, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, on Dec. 21, 2021. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
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BERLIN—German consumer morale is projected to inch up in June after falling to a record low in May, but high inflation and the war in Ukraine continue to weigh on household spending, a survey showed on Wednesday.

The GfK institute said its consumer sentiment index, based on a survey of around 2,000 Germans, rose slightly to -26.0 points heading into June after hitting a revised all-time low of -26.6 points in May.