German business confidence at lowest level since early 2010, figures show The sub-index measuring current business dropped to 110.3 in September from 111.1 points in August, and the outlook sub-index also fell to 93.2 points from 94.2 points in August. Unlike many of its neighbours, Germany has shown strong resistance to the debt crisis that has swept through the 17-country bloc, relying on its powerful export motor to keep the economy humming. It notched up modest growth of 0.3 percent in the second quarter while the eurozone as a whole contracted by 0.2 percent. The German powerhouse has been unable to resist forever, however, and a raft of economic data recently has suggested the economy is beginning to falter.