In April, German business confidence fell to 102.1 points from 114.7 points a month earlier, the data of the IFO research institute showed. The decline is fixed for the fifth consecutive month. Analysts had predicted the fall of the index to 102.8 points. Indicator, indicating the attitude of entrepreneurs to the current situation, fell to 105.7 points from 125.9 points in March. The indicator of expectations of managers of enterprises for the near future decreased by 5.7 percentage points to 98.7 points. The deterioration in the confidence index is noted in retail and wholesale trade. At the same time, in the construction sector, the index reached a new record level.
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