But even Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is experiencing an upswing. The Ifo climate indicator for Germany, based on monthly surveys of 7,000 firms, jumped upwards in the second half of 2005, reaching its highest value since the boom year 2000, with businesses’ assessment of the current situation and expectations improving.
但是，即使是欧盟最大的经济体德国也在上升。根据对7000家公司所做的月度调查，Ifo的德国经济景气指标在2005年下半年跃升，达到2000年繁荣之年以来最高值，工商界对当前形势和预期的评估也在改善。经过5年的滞胀，德国经济终于开始复苏。