German industry association BDI alerts to deep sector crisis


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Dec 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has issued a stark warning about Germany's industrial sector, describing the country's economic competitiveness as being in "free fall" and urging the government to act decisively to avert long-term damage.

In its latest industry report, the BDI, also the umbrella organisation of German industry, forecasts a 2 percent contraction in industrial production for 2025, marking the fourth consecutive annual decline.

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