Statistical information which reflects the effects of the pandemic is available on this special webpage of the Federal Statistical Office. The data are presented in info charts and will be gradually supplemented and continuously updated.
What do current mortality figures tell us about the danger of Sars-CoV-2? Actually, how can excess mortality be calculated? Our podcast with Dr. Felix zur Nieden, expert for mortality figures at the Federal Statistical Office.
The COVID 19 pandemic has had severe economic and social consequences in all EU countries. This viral disease and the resulting security measures will continue to have a noticeable impact for some time to come. This monitor features interactive charts that show which countries are particularly affected by the consequences and where the situation is slowly on the road to recovery.
Germany holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2020. The goal of the programme planned for the German EU Council Presidency in the field of statistics is to translate the experiences and challenges of the coronavirus pandemic into administrative action.
On January 1, 2021, a partnership agreement negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom provisionally came into force. With the exit from the EU's single market and customs union, the Brexit process has now been finalized. Our Brexit Monitor tracks developments in the United Kingdom based on selected socioeconomic indicators.
The public need for up-to-date and, at the same time, high-quality economic data has rarely been as great as it is during the coronavirus pandemic. In the past, the Federal Statistical Office released the GDP 45 days after the end of the relevant quarter. Now the release has been advanced for the first time to 30 days after the end of the quarter.
Taxes are the main source of government revenue. Information on calendar and seasonally adjusted cash tax revenue is an important indicator for fiscal policy and short-term economic monitoring, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Since August 2020 the Federal Statistical Office has published the relevant results not later than 26 days after the end of the month. One of the articles in the current issue of WISTA, our scientific journal, explains the structure of the data and the seasonal adjustment method used, and it outlines the development during the coronavirus crisis.
