German Ifo Business Climate rose from 85.8 to 86.9 in October. Current Assessment Index rose from 88.7 to 89.2. Expectations Index rose from 83.1 to 84.7.
By sector, manufacturing rose from -16.2 to -15.9. Services rose from -4.9 to -1.5. Trade dropped from -25.0 to 27.2. Construction ticked up from -31.2 to -31.1.
Ifo said: “Managers were less pessimistic in their view of the coming months. Germany’s economy can see a silver lining ahead.”