Zew survey index
One indicator is created and published from the results of the ZEW Financial Market Survey: The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment is a leading indicator for the German economy similar to the ifo Index. The results are published and analyzed in the monthly publication Financial Market Report (only available in German). The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment is a simple sentiment indicator created out of the monthly ZEW Financial Market Survey. The ZEW Financial Market Survey is an aggregation of the sentiments The ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for Germany plunged by 58.2 points to -49.5 in March 2020, the lowest level since December 2011 and well below market expectations of -26.4. It was also the largest drop since the survey was started in December 1991, as coronavirus worries rattle global markets.