BERLIN, June 21 (Reuters) - The German economy will contract more than previously expected this year as sticky inflation takes its toll on private consumption, the Ifo Institute said on Wednesday while presenting its forecasts.
"The German economy is only very slowly working its way out of the recession," Ifo's head of economic forecasts, Timo Wollmershaeuser, said.
German gross domestic product is expected to fall by 0.4% this year, more than the 0.1% forecast by the Ifo Institute in March.
Ifo forecasts eurozone GDP will expand by 0.6% this year and the U.S. by 0.9%.
Regarding core inflation, the Ifo Institute forecasts it will increase to 6% this year from 4.9% in the previous year, before falling to 3% in 2024.
Persons:
Timo Wollmershaeuser, Wollmershaeuser, Maria Martinez, Matthias Williams, Alex Richardson
Organizations:
Ifo, Ifo Institute, Thomson
Locations:
BERLIN, U.S, Germany