| ☕ Drink Coffee & Profit | | The Morning Brew for focused investors | | | Daily finance briefing Europe’s economy keeps moving east. A long-run GDP map shows Europe’s economic center of gravity drifting from near Cologne toward Munich, highlighting the growing weight of Central and Eastern Europe. | | | Key Takeaways | | 1. GDP Balance Point — Europe’s GDP-weighted economic center has moved steadily east over the last seven decades. | | 2. Eastern Catch-Up — Growth in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe has gradually reshaped the continent’s economic map. | | 3. Germany Still Dominates — Even with the eastward drift, the balance point remains in Germany, underscoring its enduring industrial strength. | | | | Europe’s Economic Core Has Been Drifting East | | Macro Map • 3 min read • 2022 data view |  | | Europe’s economic center of gravity is the point on the map where the continent’s output would balance if each country’s GDP were treated like weight. Using this method, the map shows Europe’s balance point migrating from near Cologne in 1950 toward Munich by 2022. In the postwar decades, Western Europe dominated thanks to the industrial strength of Germany, France, the UK, and the Benelux countries. After the Cold War, faster expansion in countries such as Poland, Czechia, and Hungary, along with gains in Southeastern Europe and Türkiye, gradually pulled the center eastward. Even so, the point remains inside Germany, reflecting the country’s continuing role as Europe’s industrial and export anchor. | | Continue Reading | | | | Brew better investor mornings Plug in your best story, strongest takeaway, and sharpest setup — then send a clean, coffee-toned financial digest your readers will actually finish. | | Drink Coffee & Profit You’re receiving this email because you subscribed to finance updates from Drink Coffee & Profit. | |
