The business climate in the German wood industry remained clearly negative in September 2024. The current business situation and business expectations for the wood industry as a whole are equally negatively assessed by companies. However, business expectations for the next six months are worse than the assessment of the current situation in four out of six sub-sectors. In view of the numerous negative economic reports recently, companies seem increasingly pessimistic about a rapid economic recovery. From the HDH's point of view, this is mainly due to the declining demand for construction as a result of high ...