The Ifo Institute has forecast that GDP will contract by 2.2% in 2009. But the contraction will be primarily because of declining exports, a large portion of which consists of investment goods, as well as the drop in domestic equipment investment.
的确，世界经济衰退将会全面打击德国。Ifo研究所预计，德国GDP将会在2009年萎缩2.2%。但是这一萎缩主要将会由于出口和国内设备投资下降而造成，而德国出口的一大部分包括投资设备。