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2.7 Management report on the Group Expected developments and and associated opportunities and and risks risks<br />

Expected developments<br />

and associated opportunities<br />

and risks<br />

<strong>ThyssenKrupp</strong> enters the new fiscal year with confidence. Although the<br />

economic environment is growing increasingly difficult and is marked<br />

by great uncertainties, we aim to maintain sales from continuing<br />

operations at the prior-year level in 2011/2012. We will continue to<br />

drive forward the Group’s strategic development.<br />

Turbulence on the financial markets will<br />

will again again impact impact the the real real economy economy in 2012.<br />

in 2012.<br />

Economic outlook<br />

Economic forecasts subject to great uncertainties<br />

Expectations for the economy as a whole and the individual sectors in 2012 are marked by great<br />

uncertainties. For the industrialized countries in particular, the risk of a further slowdown has increased. The<br />

main reasons for this are the turbulence on the financial markets and the consequences of the sovereign<br />

debt crisis. On the other hand, despite now noticeable signs of weakening most emerging countries are still<br />

showing relatively solid growth, which limits the risk of a global recession.<br />

Gross domestic product 2011*, 2012*<br />

Real change compared to previous year in %<br />

Euro zone<br />

Germany<br />

Russia<br />

Rest of Central/Eastern Europe<br />

2011 2012 * Forecast<br />

USA<br />

Brazil<br />

Japan<br />

China<br />

India<br />

Middle East<br />

World<br />

(0.5)<br />

0.5<br />

1.0<br />

1.6<br />

1.6<br />

2.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.9<br />

3.7<br />

3.9<br />

3.2<br />

3.0<br />

3.4<br />

3.3<br />

3.7<br />

3.9<br />

5.3<br />

6.2<br />

8.1<br />

7.6<br />

7.7<br />

9.4<br />

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