1、How companies rateGermany and the U.S.asinvestment locationsAmCham GermanyTRANSATLANTIC Business Barometer20232Transatlantic Business Barometer 20233Transatlantic Business Barometer 2023The AmCham Germany Transatlantic Business Barometer is an exclusive survey among U.S.investors in Germany and Germ

2、an investors in the U.S.The survey provides a well-founded analysis of investment sentiment as well as a business assessment of both countries.For over 17 years,U.S.companies have been surveyed as part of the AmCham Germany Business Barometer.As in the previous six years,German companies in the U.S.

3、were also surveyed this year.Coverillustration polygraphus/iStock4Transatlantic Business Barometer 2023Germany in early 2023.Increased energy costs and geopolitical uncertainty as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to dominate events in Germany.Nevertheless,more than two-thirds of

4、U.S.companies in Germany reported an increase in revenue in 2022.However,the outlook for the current year is subdued and one in three U.S.companies rate the conditions for doing business in Germany as good.In particular,the respondents see negatives in the cost burden for companies,digital infrastru

5、cture and the availability of skilled workers.How U.S.companies view Germany as an investment location in 2023IncreaseConsistentDecrease1U.S.COMPANIES IN GERMANY COMPANIES WITHSTOOD DIFFICULT EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES How did the year 2022 turn out for your company in Germany?%RevenueEmployeesInvestmen

6、tsThe past year was robust for many U.S.companies in Germany despite the war in Ukraine,inflation and the shift in interest rates.681121424315424995Transatlantic Business Barometer 2023SUBDUED OUTLOOK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR2EXPECTATIONS FOR 2023 BELOW LAST YEARS GOOD RESULTSRevenueInvestmentsEmployees