The Ifo World Economic Climate index deteriorated in the third quarter of 2008 for the fourth consecutive time. That decline was primarily the result of more unfavorable appraisals of the current economic situation, but also reflected another downward revision of expectations for the next six months.
对世界经济的扰动信号也来自最近对经济活动的调查。Ifo世界经济景气指数在2008年第三季度继续恶化，这也是连续四次如此。该指数的下降主要是对当前经济形势更不利的评估的结果，但是它也被反映在对未来六个月经济预期的向下修正上。现在，该指数处于2001年第四季度以来的最低水平。