Special Data Dissemination Standard
Date of latest update: 12 March 2010
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Germany has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.
Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted.
Economic and financial data for GermanySDDS Data Category and Component | Unit Description | Observations | % Change from previous period to latest period | % Change from same period last year to latest period | More info |
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Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period |
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1a Data for previous period seasonally and working day adjusted (Census-X12-ARIMA).
1b Working day adjusted data (Census-X12-ARIMA).
2 Persons with place of work in Germany.
3a ILO labour force statistics, Federal Statistical Office, Germany. Seasonally adjusted data (Census-X12-ARIMA). The ILO unemployment data were based on a telephone survey that was carried out up to the reference month of April 2007. The labour force survey was planned as subsitute of the telephone survey starting with the reference month May 2007. But because of quality reasons conercerning the labour force survey the unemployment data will estimated on the basis of the telephone survey for a short tranisition period.
3b Registered unemployed persons, Federal Labour Office, Germany.
4 Monthly indices of agreed hourly and weekly wages of wage earners and quarterly indices of agreed hourly and weekly wages and agreed monthly salaries by main groups of branches.
4a Results municipal budgets in part estimated.
5 Concept of public finance statistics.
5a From 2005 including cumulative assumption of FDE/LAG debt (German Unity Fund/Equalisation of Burdens Fund)
6 There is no statutory provision for the individual credits taken on to be allocated on the one hand to follow-up financing and on the other hand to net borrowing during the course of the year, nor would it be feasible to do so.
7 Data are not seasonally adjusted. Whilst latest data are deemed provisional, data for previous periods are final (if no substantial revisions were to occur).
8 Incl. credit to non-financial public enterprises.
9 Refers to assets vis-à-vis non-euro-area residents.
10 Refers to liabilities to non-euro-area residents.
11 Refers to banknotes in circulation and the following deposits of euro-area MFIs held with the Deutsche Bundesbank, denominated in euro: "current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system)", "deposit facility", "fixed-term deposits", "fine-tuning reverse operations" and "deposits related to margin calls".
12 The Bundesbank is not allowed to grant credit to the public sector; the amounts shown in this category refer to "grandfathered"equalisation claims originating from the German currency reform in 1948.
13 Credit to the private sector is restricted to financial sector counterparties; there is no credit to non-financial (public) enterprises.
14 Refers to claims on non-euro area residents.
15 The data can be accessed by clicking on 'Press Releases' and then on 'Treasury discount paper of the Federal Republic of Germany (Unverzinsliche Schatzanweisungen - Bubills) - Auction result - '.
16 End-of-period figures
17 The Deutsche Bundesbank publishes the DAX index on a monthly basis only. More frequently updated data can be obtained from other sources. Furthermore, Deutsche Bundesbank does not publish percentage changes in the DAX index.
18 Whilst the latest data are deemed provisional, data for previous periods are final unless substantial revisions occur. Furthermore, the data referring to the latest four years are revised every year in March.
19 Quoting percentage changes in net flows is not meaningful.
20 Portfolio investment (assets) includes derivatives.
21 Reserves are defined as foreign currency denominated claims on non-euro area residents plus gold, holdings of SDRs and the reserve position in the Fund.
22 Quoting percentage changes in (net) balances is not meaningful.
23 A quarterly IIP is being published from September 2005 onwards.
24 Every year in September, based on more detailed data sources, an IIP for the preceding year-end is published as a press release on the Bundesbank homepage.
25 External Debt presents only a fraction of the overall financial relationships of Germany with other countries and is more than offset by Germany's external assets.
p Preliminary results.
r Revised figures.
. = numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed
- = no figures or magnitude zero, no further information
X = cell blocked for logical reasons |
| REAL SECTOR |
| National Accounts: gross domestic product 1a | Euro
billions
at current
prices | Q4/09 | 622.10 | 616.00 | -0.1 | -0.6 | |
| National Accounts: gross domestic product 1a | 2000=100
chain indices | Q4/09 | 106.77 | 106.52 | +0.0 | -1.7 |
| Production Index in production industries 1b p | 2005=100
working
day-adjusted | Jan/10 | 88.7 | 90.1 | -1.6 | +2.2 | |
| Employment 1b 2 | 1,000 | Jan/10 | 40,231 | 40,226 | +0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Unemployment (ILO concept) 3a | million | Jan/10 | 3.37 | 3.12 | +8.0 | +5.6 | |
| Unemployment (national concept) 3b | 1,000 | Feb/10 | 3,643.4 | 3,617.5 | +0.7 | +2.6 | |
| Wages/Earnings negotiated montly salaries 4 | 2005=100 | | 110.0 | 109.8 | +0.2 | +3.0 | - |
| Consumer price index | 2005=100 | Feb/10 | 107.5 | 107.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | Economic
Indicators |
| Index of producer prices of industrial products (domestic sale) | 2005=100 | Jan/10 | 107.3 | 106.5 | +0.8 | -3.4 |
| FISCAL SECTOR |
| General Government Operations |
| Revenue4a p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | 244,082 | 252,738 | -3.4 | -3.8 | - |
| Expenditure4a p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | 283,287 | 271,908 | +4.2 | +8.4 | - |
| Interest payments4a p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | 19,908 | 10,849 | +83.5 | -6.9 | - |
| Balance, Deficit/Surplus4a 5 p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | -39,183 | -19,125 | . | . | |
| Financing |
| Net borrowing of credit4a p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | -1,633 | 56,709 | . | . | Borrowing by maturity and instrument
Debt repayment by instrument |
| Other financing4a p | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | . | . | . | . |
| Central Government Operations |
| Revenue | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 16.5 | 257.7 | -93.6 | -5.6 | |
| Expenditure | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 40.4 | 292.3 | -86.2 | +1.4 |
| Balance, Deficit/Surplus | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | -23.8 | -34.5 | -30.8 | +6.8 |
| Financing | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 23.8 | 34.5 | -30.8 | +6.8 |
| Cash shortfall | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 14.9 | 0.0 | . | -34.3 |
| Adjusted for revenue of coin | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | -0.1 | 0.3 | . | +17.1 |
| Net borrowing/Current financial market balance | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 9.1 | 34.1 | -73.3 | . |
| -Total outstanding debt 6 | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 1,053.7 | 1,068.7 | -1.4 | . |
| Short term 6 | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 243.4 | 251.9 | -3.3 | . |
| Medium term 6 | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 320.4 | 329.4 | -2.7 | . |
| Long term 6 | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 489.8 | 487.5 | +0.5 | . |
| Central Government Debt |
| Federal market resources 5a | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 1,053.7 | 1,068.7 | -1.4 | . | |
| Residual maturity |
| short term (up to 1 year) | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 243.4 | 251.9 | -3.3 | . |
| medium term (1 to 4 years) | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 320.4 | 329.4 | -2.7 | . |
| long term (over 4 years) | Euro
billions | Dec/09 | 489.8 | 487.5 | +0.5 | . |
| Debt guaranteed by central government | Euro
billions | Q4/09 | 341.4 | 328.3 | +4.0 | +26.4 |
| FINANCIAL SECTOR |
| Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector 7 |
| Monetary aggregates | Euro
billions | German contribution to the consolidated balance sheet of the Euro area monetary financial institutions (MFIs) |
| Domestic credit to the public sector in the Euro area | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 638.8 | 627.6 | +1.8 | +3.7 | |
| Domestic credit to the private sector in the Euro area 8 | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 3,021.2 | 3,015.1 | +0.2 | -1.5 |
| External assets (gross) 9 | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 1,211.7 | 1,188.8 | +1.9 | -11.4 |
| External liabilities (gross) 10 | Euro
billions | Jan/10 | 693.5 | 663.8 | +4.5 | -12.4 |
| Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank 7 |
| Reserve money 11 | Euro
billions | Feb/10 | 323.3 | 301.9 | +7.1 | +10.8 | |
| Domestic claims on the public sector in the Euro area 12 | Euro
billions | Feb/10 | 4.4 | 4.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| Domestic claims on the private sector in the Euro area 13 | Euro
billions | Feb/10 | 216.3 | 218.0 | -0.8 | -19.6 |
| External assets (gross) 14 | Euro
billions | Feb/10 | 42.4 | 42.0 | +1.1 | +44.8 |
| External liabilities (gross) 10 | Euro
billions | Feb/10 | 9.6 | 10.1 | -4.9 | +23.9 |
| Interest rates |
| Policy variable rates | %, annual rate | - Main refinancing interest rate (Eurosystem) - Deposit facility (Eurosystem) - Marginal lending facility rate (Eurosystem) |
| Short-term treasury discount papers 15 | %, effective rate | | . | . | . | . | - |
| Long-term government bond yields | %, annual rate | | . | . | . | . | - |
| Stock market: 16DAX 17 | 1987=1,000 | Feb/10 | 5,598.46 | 5,608.79 | . | . |
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| EXTERNAL SECTOR |
| Balance of Payments | |
| Current account (net) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | +3,559 | +19,838 | . | . |
| Total exports of goods 18 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 65,167 | 71,138 | -8.4 | -0.3 |
| Total imports of goods 18 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 58,139 | 58,454 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| Exports of services 18 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 12,481 | 16,967 | -26.4 | -12.7 |
| Imports of services 18 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 14,529 | 14,737 | -1.4 | -11.5 |
| Income (credit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 12,948 | 13,567 | -4.6 | -15.8 |
| Income (debit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 10,017 | 9,991 | +0.3 | -16.7 |
| Current transfers (credit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 818 | 6,267 | -86.9 | -0.2 |
| Current transfers (debit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 5,169 | 4,918 | +5.1 | +3.6 |
| Capital account (net) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | +84 | -313 | . | . |
| Capital account (credit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 571 | 619 | -7.8 | +227.6 |
| Capital account (debit) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 487 | 932 | -47.8 | +115.2 |
| Financial account (net) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | +13,622 | -33,798 | . | . |
| Direct investment (abroad) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -7,513 | +10,757 | . | . |
| Direct investment (in reporting economy) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -4,079 | +3,039 | . | . |
| Portfolio investment (assets) 18 19 20 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -11,400 | +3,988 | . | . |
| Portfolio investment (liabilities) 18 19 20 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -8,906 | -18,148 | . | . |
| Other investment (assets) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | +19,964 | +3,396 | . | . |
| Other investment (liabilities) 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | +25,612 | -36,527 | . | . |
Change in international
reserves (net) 19 21 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -55 | -302 | . | . |
| Errors and omissions 18 19 | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | -17,265 | +14,273 | . | . |
| International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| Official reserve assets (total, Gross) 21 | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 134,669 | 127,966 | +5.2 | +18.6 | - |
| Foreign currency reserves | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 28,029 | 27,076 | +3.5 | -0.5 | - |
| IMF reserves position | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 3,082 | 2,415 | +27.6 | +71.7 | - |
| SDRs | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 13,762 | 13,559 | +1.5 | +729.3 | - |
| Gold | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 89,796 | 84,917 | +5.7 | +9.6 | - |
| Other reserve assets | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | . | . | . | . | - |
| Reserves template | Euro
millions | Feb/10 | 134,669 | 127,966 | +5.2 | +18.6 | Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| Merchandise trade |
| Total exports (f.o.b.) | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 63,924 | 69,160 | -7.6 | +0.2 | |
| Total imports (c.i.f.) | Euro
millions | Jan/10 | 55,961 | 55,743 | +0.4 | -1.4 | Economic
Indicators |
| International Investment Position |
| Annual International Investment Position (net) 22 23 24 r | Euro
millions | 2008 | 667,755 | 633,537 | | . | |
Quarterly International Investment
Position (net) 22 23 24 r | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | 808,885 | 802,636 | . | . | Deutsche Bundesbank SDDS |
| External Debt |
| External Debt 25 r | Euro
millions | Q3/09 | 3,638,663 | 3,687,495 | . | . | Deutsche Bundesbank SDDS |
| Exchange rates | Euro foreign exchange reference rates |
| POPULATION p | 1,000 | Q3/09 | 81,821 | 81,847 | -0.0 | -0.3 | - |
