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Werner Mouton 9/6/26 Werner Mouton 9/6/26

Germany’s Workers Are Being Asked to Pay for Its Industrial Crisis

In 2023, Germany’s GDP contracted by 0.9%. In 2024 it contracted by 0.5% and barely grew in 2025 when GDP expanded by 0.2%. The German economy has spent three years in contraction and stagnation.