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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - According to a survey, the situation of many German medium-sized companies improved slightly in the spring - but it remains tense in the Corona crisis.
In March, 45 percent of the companies surveyed had employees on short-time work, in autumn 2020 the figure was 49 percent.
The proportion of companies that wanted to cut jobs due to the corona fell from 16 to 14 percent, as the third special Corona survey on behalf of DZ Bank among 1000 medium-sized companies shows.
"The results of the study show that the situation in medium-sized businesses is still serious," says DZ Bank board member Uwe Berghaus.
For example, more companies in the fields of nutrition and services had to apply for short-time work in the spring than in autumn 2020. In the metal, machine and vehicle construction as well as in the chemical industry, however, according to the survey, the use of short-time work decreased significantly.
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In particular, smaller medium-sized companies with a turnover of less than five million euros are under further pressure in the Corona crisis.
The proportion of companies with short-time work and plans to cut jobs in this group rose against the general trend.
Around every fifth smaller company was dependent on special loans.
"A lot of companies are still dependent on government aid," commented Berghaus.
The fact that larger companies got through the crisis better is due to the fact that they are more broadly positioned and can refinance themselves on the capital market.
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SME study from autumn 2020