German Economic Sentiment Eases in February -ZEW Survey
February 20 2018 - 6:00AM
Dow Jones News
By Nina Adam
FRANKFURT--German economic sentiment eased in February, but the
outlook for Europe's largest economy remains "positive" amid strong
global demand and solid household consumption, the ZEW think tank
said Tuesday.
Its measure of economic expectations fell to 17.8 points from
20.4 points in January. Economists polled by The Wall Street
Journal had forecast a decline to 16.0 points.
The 211 financial analysts and investors polled by the ZEW in
February were also slightly less upbeat about Germany's current
situation, but the corresponding ZEW measure remained close to its
record high of 95.2 points reached in January 2018.
The ZEW said that most survey participants expect an increase in
inflation in Germany and the eurozone in the next six months.
Write to Nina Adam at nina.adam@wsj.com
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February 20, 2018 05:45 ET (10:45 GMT)
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