The Munich-based Ifo economic institute said its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of companies, rose to 117.6 from 117.2 in December.
The Munich-based Ifo think tank just reported its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of 7,000 firms, fell to 107.4, from 107.7% in September.
The Munich-based Ifo think tank said that its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 companies, rose to 107.2 in December from 106.6 in November, posting its biggest monthly rise since February.
The Munich-based Ifo organization said on Wednesday that its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 firms, rose to 98.1 from 95.2 in February.
The index, based on a survey, was still below 50, the threshold between growth and decline.
The group's index, based on a survey of 5,000 American households, dropped to 133.5 from 135.8 the month before.
The index, based on a survey of consumers' attitudes toward the economy, slightly beat analysts' expectations and was at its highest level in five months.
A European Commission index, based on a survey of 25,000 consumers and 50,000 companies, fell to 103, the lowest since October 1999, from 103.3 in December.
Separately, a composite index based on a survey of purchasing managers from European service and manufacturing industries, expanded at the fastest pace in two years in November.
The Ifo institute said its index, based on a survey of executives at 7,000 companies, rose to 84.9 in November from 84.7 in October.
The Ifo Institute of Munich said its confidence index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 96.3, from 95.4 in March.
