Overview
- Salzgitter is identified as the most affected locality nationwide, with an estimated 1.16% drop in gross value added.
- Auto and metal centers face the steepest declines, including Dingolfing‑Landau (−1.08%), Wolfsburg (−1.06%), Böblingen (−1.05%) and Ingolstadt (−0.98%).
- A smaller set of places sees slight gains, led by Potsdam (+0.23%), Main‑Taunus‑Kreis (+0.22%), Cottbus (+0.18%) and Bonn (+0.17%).
- The Ifo analysis points to a northeast‑to‑southwest gradient, with parts of Schleswig‑Holstein, Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and Brandenburg comparatively less harmed.
- Negative effects dominate across Germany, with 339 local results in the red versus 61 in positive territory, and major cities split between small gains for Hamburg (+0.13%) and Berlin (+0.08%) and declines for Cologne (−0.09%) and Munich (−0.18%).