German economic institutes revise up 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%, sources say

BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - German economic institutes have nudged their 2025 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy up to 0.2% and predicted further rises of 1.3% next year and 1.4% in 2027, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The institutes had predicted 0.1% growth this year and 1.3% next year in their previous April forecast, in which they had not yet given an indication for 2027.

Those prior forecasts had factored in initial U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminium and cars.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could put Germany - already the only G7 economy that has contracted for the last two years - on track for a third year of recession for the first time in its post-war history.