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Germany: consumers regain confidence
April 28, 2008 – The mood among German consumers markedly improved in April. The economic outlook indicator, income expectations and the propensity to buy all climbed significantly. As a result, the consumer climate indicator for May is forecasting a value of 5.9 points after a revised 4.8 points in April.
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Germany: Ebay and Amazon are the most popular online shopping websites
April 14, 2008 – For the first time, the GfK GfK Online Shopping Survey (OSS) has identified the most popular online shopping websites. The survey shows that where Germans are concerned, Ebay and Amazon are by far the most popular shopping sites.
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GfK revises expected consumption in Germany to 1%
Nuremberg, March 27, 2008 – The mood among German consumers has slightly improved in March. However, this tentative recovery cannot obscure the fact that achieving the prior consumption forecast of 1.5% will be difficult in the face of continued high rates of inflation.
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Consumer climate – no sign of spring yet
On the whole, the sentiment among German consumers was stable in February. The income expectations indicator rose slightly on the back of wage rises anticipated to be quite significant, while the propensity to buy and economic expectations indicators recorded renewed falls.
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