{
  "id": 10447885,
  "title": "HRI-Konjunkturausblick: Die Wirtschaft wächst – der Wohlstand auch?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/hri-konjunkturausblick-die-wirtschaft-wachst-der-wohlstand-auch-10447885",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/konjunktur/hri-konjunkturausblick-die-wirtschaft-waechst-der-wohlstand-auch-01/100256652.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Düsseldorf - The German economy appears to be on the rise, according to forecasts from economists surveyed by financial data provider Bloomberg. Despite heat and drought, they expect the economy to have grown by a mere 0.1 percent in the summer quarter. For the final quarter, they predict the economy will gain momentum and expand by 0.3 percent. If these projections hold by the end of the year, the economy would have grown for five consecutive quarters, a significant improvement from the last such period, which ended after the first COVID-19 shock in 2020. By spring 2021, the economy grew for six straight quarters, and by the end of the current year, real economic output is expected to be about 2 percent above the pre-COVID-19 level of late 2019. While the public still perceives the austerity measures of businesses, particularly in the automotive industry, the mood among executives is already improving in many areas. The Ifo business climate index has risen for five months in a row and is at its highest level since May 2023, standing at 89.9 points.",
  "summary": "Die Konjunktur nimmt ein wenig an Fahrt auf. Kommt der Aufschwung nun auch bei den Bürgern an? Das Handelsblatt Research Institute bleibt vorsichtig.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "HRI Business Cycle Outlook: The economy is growing! Is prosperity too?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/hri-konjunkturausblick-die-wirtschaft-wachst-der-wohlstand-auch",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:05:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}