Against a background of moderate international economic development, Liebherr recorded a slight change in turnover for the 2014 business year, with a total of € 8,823 million, 1.6% (€ 141 million ) below the previous year’s figure.
The international economic situation continued to recover in 2014, though to different extents from one country to another. Global economic growth for the year was 3.4%. At +1.8% compared with the previous year, the dynamism of the developed national economies slightly increased. Economic growth dropped slightly in emerging markets, with growth of 4.6% in the past year compared with 5.0% in 2013.
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