Food from the mouths of babes; as demanded, Germany is ensuring that there will be no going back to an industrial society once the greens are done

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German energy experts 2011

The deindustrialization of Germany is proceeding as planned

October 8, 2025 German industrial output posts biggest decline in more than three years

…. [Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING.] warned that the "extremely disappointing" industrial data in August increased the risk of yet another quarter of contraction for the German economy, which shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year.

Ralph Solveen, senior economist at Commerzbank, said: "Today's figures are a further indication that the German economy hardly grew at all in the third quarter."

Germany's economy has struggled for years, hurt by a rise in energy costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The slump in aggregate output in August is a reminder that industry is still struggling, with the small gains in production made at the start of the year now completely erased and output 12% below its most recent peak in February 2023, said Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics.

And last year ….

More German companies mull relocation due to high energy prices - survey

By Reuters

August 1, 20248:10 AM UTCUpdated August 1, 2024

BERLIN, Aug 1 (Reuters) - High energy prices and a lack of reliable energy supplies are hindering German companies' production and investments, with a growing trend of industrial firms considering relocating abroad, a survey showed on Thursday.

Germany's industrial firms have been suffering from a contraction in economic activity in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the ensuing slump in Russian energy imports triggering sharp energy price rallies in 2022.

A poll by Germany's DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce of around 3,300 companies showed that 37% were considering cutting production or moving abroad, up from 31% last year and 16% in 2022.

For energy-intensive industrial firms some 45% of companies were mulling slashing output or relocation, the survey showed.

"The trust of the German economy in energy policy is severely damaged," Achim Dercks, DIHK deputy chief executive said, adding that the government had not succeeded in providing companies with a perspective for reliable and affordable energy supply.

"Those who fail to recognise this will eventually witness the deindustrialization of our country," he said.

Which, of course, is the plan: shift production to the home country, China, and the rest of the thrird world, because what happens out of sight doesn’t happen