Date of latest update: 10 February 2012
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.
SDDS Data Category and ComponentUnitDescriptionObservations %Changefrompreviousperiodto latestperiod%Changefromsameperiodlast yearto latestperiodMoreinfoPeriodof latestdataLatestdataData forpreviousperiod1a 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.
5 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 reasonsREAL SECTOR National Accounts: gross domestic product 1a Euro
billions
at current
pricesQ3/11 657.70 630.45 +0.8 +3.5 National Accounts: gross domestic product 1a 2005=100
chain indicesQ3/11 112.00 108.70 +0.5 +2.5 Production Index in production industries 1b p 2005=100
working
day-adjustedDec/11 102.7 120.5 -14.8 +0.9 Employment 1b 2 1,000 Dec/11 41,343 41,293 +0.1 +1.4 Unemployment (ILO concept) 3a million Dec/11 2.34 2.36 -0.8 -15.2 Unemployment (national concept) 3b 1,000 Jan/12 3,081.7 2,780.2 +10.8 -7.9 Wages/Earnings negotiated montly salaries 4 2005=100Q4/11113.5 113.2 +0.3 +2.1 - Consumer price index 2005=100 Jan/12 111.5 111.9 -0.4 +2.1 Economic
Indicators Index of producer prices of industrial products (domestic sale) 2005=100 Dec/11 116.6 117.1 -0.4 +4.0 FISCAL SECTOR General Government Operations Revenue Euromillions2010 1,082,090 1,066,040 X X - Expenditure Euromillions2010 1,164,100 1,138,710 X X Balance, Deficit/Surplus Euromillions2010 -82,010 -72,670 X X Financing Euromillions2010 82,010 72,670 X X Financing by instrument Currency and deposits Euromillions2010 -62,996 2,302 X X Securities other than shares Euromillions2010 -12,601 105,817 X X Loans Euromillions2010 165,844 -310 X X Shares an other equity Euromillions2010 -11,335 -35,936 X X Other Euromillions2010 3,098 797 X X Central Government Operations Revenue Euro
billionsDec/11 278.5 233.6 +19.2 +7.4 Expenditure Euro
billionsDec/11 296.2 273.5 +8.3 -2.4 Balance, Deficit/Surplus Euro
billionsDec/11 -17.7 -39.8 -55.6 -60.1 Financing Euro
billionsDec/11 17.7 39.8 -55.6 -60.1 Cash shortfall Euro
billionsDec/11 0.0 5.4 -100.0 X Adjusted for revenue of coin Euro
billionsDec/11 -0.3 -0.2 +81.2 +3.9 Net borrowing/Current financial market balance Euro
billionsDec/11 17.3 34.3 -49.4 -60.6 Total outstanding debt 6 Euro
billionsNov/11 1,131.0 1,116.1 +1.3 . Short term 6 Euro
billionsNov/11 228.9 232.9 -1.8 . Medium term 6 Euro
billionsNov/11 353.0 346.9 +1.8 . Long term 6 Euro
billionsNov/11 549.2 536.2 +2.4 . Central Government Debt Federal market resources 5 Euro
billionsNov/11 1,131.0 1,116.1 +1.3 . Residual maturity short term (up to 1 year) Euro
billionsNov/11 228.9 232.9 -1.8 . medium term (1 to 4 years) Euro
billionsNov/11 353.0 346.9 +1.8 . long term (over 4 years) Euro
billionsNov/11 549.2 536.2 +2.4 . Debt guaranteed by central government Euro
billionsQ4/11 378.1 376.0 +0.6 +10.2 FINANCIAL SECTOR Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector 7 Monetary aggregates Euro
billionsGerman 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
billionsDec/11 734.4 741.1 -0.9 -6.4 Domestic credit to the private sector in the Euro area 8 Euro
billionsDec/11 2,986.3 3,030.2 -1.4 +0.9 External assets (gross) 9 Euro
billionsDec/11 1,180.4 1,179.7 +0.1 -0.3 External liabilities (gross) 10 Euro
billionsDec/11 696.2 769.8 -9.6 -5.5 Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank 7 Reserve money 11 Euro
billionsDec/11 450.1 465.8 -3.4 +26.4 Domestic claims on the public sector in the Euro area 12 Euro
billionsDec/11 4.4 4.4 ±0.0 ±0.0 0.0Domestic claims on the private sector in the Euro area 13 Euro
billionsDec/11 82.4 31.4 +162.8 -26.9 External assets (gross) 14 Euro
billionsDec/11 51.7 49.2 +5.1 +10.8 External liabilities (gross) 10 Euro
billionsDec/11 46.6 13.5 +244.5 +218.5 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 . . . . - Financial Soundness Indicators (FSI) Deutsche Bundesbank - FSI Homepage Stock market: 16DAX 17 1987=1,000 Jan/12 6,458.91 5,898.35 . .
EXTERNAL SECTOR Balance of Payments Current account (net) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 +19,335 +14,707 . . Total exports of goods 18 Euro
millionsDec/11 90,263 99,928 -9.7 +7.5 Total imports of goods 18 Euro
millionsDec/11 78,985 85,812 -8.0 +8.6 Exports of services 18 Euro
millionsDec/11 18,813 15,619 +20.5 +0.1 Imports of services 18 Euro
millionsDec/11 17,018 15,659 +8.7 +3.0 Income (credit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 16,535 15,846 +4.3 +1.6 Income (debit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 12,021 11,520 +4.3 +4.0 Current transfers (credit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 6,339 894 +608.8 +1.2 Current transfers (debit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 4,591 4,590 +0.0 -11.0 Capital account (net) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 -86 +122 . . Capital account (credit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 565 436 +29.5 +10.1 Capital account (debit) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 651 314 +107.3 +9.5 Financial account (net) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 -14,338 -10,316 . . Direct investment (abroad) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 +1,708 +1,833 . . Direct investment (in reporting economy) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 +20 +6,444 . . Portfolio investment (assets) 18 19 20 Euro
millionsDec/11 -3,355 +1,356 . . Portfolio investment (liabilities) 18 19 20 Euro
millionsDec/11 -28,855 +5,212 . . Other investment (assets) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 +104,017 -32,715 . . Other investment (liabilities) 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 -87,188 +7,291 . . Change in international
reserves (net) 19 21Euro
millionsDec/11 -684 +263 . . Errors and omissions 18 19 Euro
millionsDec/11 -4,911 -4,512 . . International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Official reserve assets (total, Gross) 21 Euro
millionsJan/12 195,056 184,603 +5.7 +28.0 - Foreign currency reserves Euro
millionsJan/12 28,907 29,433 -1.8 +6.0 - IMF reserves position Euro
millionsJan/12 8,112 8,178 -0.8 +70.3 - SDRs Euro
millionsJan/12 14,003 14,118 -0.8 +0.7 - Gold Euro
millionsJan/12 144,034 132,874 +8.4 +35.3 - Other reserve assets Euro
millionsJan/12 . . . . - Reserves template Euro
millionsDec/11 184,603 187,984 -1.8 +13.9 Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Merchandise trade Total exports (f.o.b.) Euro
millionsDec/11 85,081 94,802 -10.3 +5.0 Total imports (c.i.f.) Euro
millionsDec/11 72,149 78,885 -8.5 +5.4 Economic
Indicators International Investment Position Annual International Investment Position (net) 22 23 24 r Euro
millions2010951,223 834,012 . . Quarterly International Investment
Position (net) 22 23 24 rEuro
millionsQ3/11 877,233 950,262 . . Deutsche Bundesbank SDDS (Special Data Dissemination Standard) External Debt External Debt 25 r Euro
millionsQ3/11 4,202,171 3,894,270 . . Deutsche Bundesbank SDDS Exchange rates Euro foreign exchange reference rates POPULATION p 1,000 Q3/11 81,831 81,752 +0.1 +0.1 -
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