This is the 8093rd most frequent German word.
ifo
"Ifo" refers to the German ifo Institute, an economic research institute based in Munich, specializing in business climate and economic analysis.
Here, 'ifo' refers to the name of a specific institute related to economic research.
Das ifo Institut analysiert monatlich die Wirtschaftslage.
The ifo Institute analyzes the economic situation monthly.
In this sentence, 'ifo' is used as an adjective describing the reports from the ifo Institute.
Ich finde die ifo-Berichte immer sehr informativ.
I always find the ifo reports very informative.
The word 'ifo' is used here as a proper noun, denoting the name of the institute in conversational context.