Deferred impact of economic crisis on agreed earnings

Press release No. 269 / 2010-07-30 As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the overall development of agreed earnings has slowed down. In April 2010, the agreed monthly earnings of employees in Germany increased by 1.9% compared with April 2009, a smaller rise than in January 2010 (+2.3%) and than the annual average in 2009 (+2.8% compared with the annual average in 2008). The slower development of agreed earnings is mainly due to the fact that the long-term, step-by-step agreements that provided for high pay rises and were concluded in a different economic situation, are now expiring. Apart from that, many of the collective pay rises agreed in the reporting period were significantly lower than in the previous year.

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Retail turnover in Germany in June 2010: +3.1% in real terms to June 2009

Press release No. 270 / 2010-07-30 According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), retail turnover in June 2010 in Germany increased 3.8% in nominal terms and 3.1% in real terms compared with the corresponding month in the previous year. The number of days open for sale was 26 in June 2010 and 25 in June 2009.

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Wholesale turnover in the 2nd quarter 2010: +7.1% in real terms on the 2nd quarter 2009

Press release No. 271 / 2010-07-30 According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) the turnover achieved by wholesale trade in Germany in the 2. quarter 2010 increased 12.2% in nominal terms and 7.1% in real terms compared with the 2. quarter 2009.

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Newly published: Non-smokers on the advance - Health protection has priority

Smoking is considered today's highest avoidable health risk. Reduced tobacco consumption and maximum protection against the risks of passive smoking are therefore priority health policy goals pursued by the Federation and the Länder through various preventive and legal measures. This includes raising the tobacco tax, prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to children and juveniles, carrying out prevention campaigns, limiting advertisement, and protecting non-smokers at work and in restaurants. 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