Germany’s [economy][1] is set to expand this year on the back of export growth, but the biggest euro area economy will reach pre-crisis level only in the first half of next year, Federation of German Industries/BDI said Tuesday.
The industry body predicted 3.5 percent growth for the German economy this year. GDP shrunk around 5 percent in 2020 as the [coronavirus][2] pandemic and subsequent lockdowns hurt economic activity severely.
Exports are expected to grow 6 percent after an 11 percent slump last year.
“A return to the pre-crisis level will therefore not be achieved in the current year,” BDI President Siegfried Russwurm said.
“But there should be a good chance that it will succeed in the first half of 2022.”
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