Nearly 3 in 5 German Industry Associations Foresee Gloomy 2023

Nearly 3 in 5 German Industry Associations Foresee Gloomy 2023
General view of the ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe plant in Duisburg, Germany, on Jan. 7, 2020. Leon Kuegeler/Reuters
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BERLIN—Nearly three out of five German industry associations are pessimistic about next year and expect their companies to produce less as high energy prices due to the war in Ukraine show no signs of abating, found a survey published Tuesday.

Of the 49 associations surveyed by the IW economic institute, 30 said they expect their members to produce less, while 13 said they expect their sectors to produce more.