Stock of consumer durables in households amounting to nearly EUR one trillion
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of national accounting results, households in Germany had consumer durables to the amount of almost EUR one trillion at the beginning of 2009. That was an average EUR 23,500 per household. Vehicles account for over one third of the stock of consumer durables, furniture and carpets for another third. The remaining stock of consumer durables comprises major electric household appliances, audiovisual, photographic and computer equipment as well as goods for communication, health, entertainment and leisure, jewellery, clocks and watches. Not contained are gold bars, coins, antiques and similar goods including part of jewellery used mainly as a store of value rather than as consumer durables. For further information please call: Dr. Oda Schmalwasser, tel: (+49-611) 75-2680,
