Turnover in manufacturing in July 2010 –0.9% seasonal adjusted on June 2010

Press release No. 314 / 2010-09-09

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As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional data, the manufacturing sector saw turnover fall in real terms adjusted for seasonal fluctuations and working-day variations 0.9% in July 2010 compared with June 2010 (following a revised –0.5% in June 2010). Domestic turnover decreased by 1.2%, the business with foreign customers declined 0.5%. Sales to euro area countries were 1.1% below preceding month’s level, while sales to other countries went down by 0.1%.

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Consumer prices in August 2010: +1.0% on August 2009

Press release No. 315 / 2010-09-09

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As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in August 2010 the consumer price index for Germany rose 1.0% on August 2009. The rise in prices thus slowed down a little in August 2010. In July 2010, the rate of inflation, measured by the consumer price index, had been +1.2%. The rate is still below the threshold of two percent in August 2010, which is important for monetary policy. Compared with July 2010, the consumer price index remained unchanged (± 0.0%). The estimate for August 2010 was thus confirmed.

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Accommodation in internal tourism in July 2010: 4% more overnights

Press release No. 316 / 2010-09-09 As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of overnights in accommodation establishments with 9 or more beds and in tourist campsites in Germany increased by 4% to 47.0 million in July 2010, compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year.

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Pay settlements often included one-off payments in the 1st half of 2010

Press release No. 317 / 2010-09-09 As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), many new pay settlements concluded in the first half year of 2010 mostly provided for one-off payments, which will not be considered for percentage increases in the future.

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Most striking price changes in August 2010

Here you find products with especially remarkable price changes in August 2010 compared to August 2009.

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Newly published: Some nine million people wishing to work (more)

A total of 8.6 million people in Germany would like to work more than they currently do. For those concerned, the unfulfilled wish for (more) work involves, sometimes strong, impairments in the quality of life. For the national economy, it means unused labour supply.

The number of people with an unfulfilled wish for work is composed of various groups of persons. The discussion about unused labour capacities refers not only to the unemployed but also to underemployed persons in employment and to persons in the hidden (or potential) labour force. More information on our latest STATmagazin.

Report "Education in Germany 2010"

The third National Report on Education, too, presents a comprehensive empirical account of the entire structure of the German educational system, from early childhood education and care to the different types of continuing education of adults. Based on indicators, the report informs about the present conditions in the German education system, its performance and its problematic features. In an in-depth analysis of prospects of the German educational system in the demographic change initial results of the education forecast of the Federal Statistical Office and Länder Statistical Offices are presented.
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New country profiles for South Africa and Italy

To mark the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Federal Statistical Office has published a new statistical profile for the host country South Africa and the defending World Cup champion Italy. The international section of this website offers further statistical country profiles for other G20 states.

International statistics: New web platform launched

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Destatis now offers a range of key data on all countries worldwide. The data is a selection from a wide range of international databases, published by organisations such as the World Bank, the IMF, the WHO and many others. Find out which country's GDP is rising despite the global recession and where expenditure on education is highest. From teachers in Ecuador to transport in Egypt … explore the world of international data!
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Statistics to go: "Pocketbook: Germany"

Do you know Germany? Our first Pocketbook shows you Germany at a glance and, despite the compact format, it contains a whole lot of information on the country, people, life and economy of Germany. Take the tour and be enlightened by high-quality information presented in short texts, comprehensible tables and plain graphics!
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Hands-on basket of goods – the price kaleidoscope

How does the price trend of a single product influence the index?
With the new price kaleidoscope of the Federal Statistical Office, you will get an overview of the price trends and weights of various product groups in the consumer price index. It allows getting a more intuitive impression of the complex connections.

Economic and Financial Data for Germany

The actual data corresponding to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) is available here.
For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Germany has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

Interactive Applications

We are offering interaction and communication applications typical of online environments, such as our interactive applications of the Animated population pyramids on the population forecast, the Regional Atlas, the Personal inflation calculator, the Atlas of foreign trade data and the Air transport atlas (some interactive applications only in German). Get an easy overview of complex matters by using the new forms of presentation you can alter as required.

Personal inflation calculator