The Ifo business climate indicator is generated every month by asking 7,000 firms, primarily from German manufacturing industry, about their current business situation and their expectations for the next six months. It has been produced for half a century, and, according to a poll conducted by Reuters, it is Europe’s most prominent business indicator, outperforming even official EU indicators.
IFO经济景气指数每月会向7000家公司（主要是德国制造业的公司）问询目前的经济状况以及对未来6个月的展望。IFO经济景气指数已经存在了半个世纪，据路透社的一项民意调查，它是欧洲最著名的经济指标，甚至超过了欧盟官方的指标。