Publication Calculation and development of the new production index for energy-intensive industrial branches

Industry, households and the transport sector are the most important end users of energy in Germany. More than one quarter of energy in Germany is used in industrial production. To monitor the monthly development of industrial production in energyintensive sectors, the Federal Statistical Office developed a production index for energy-intensive industrial branches and has published the index since the reference month of June 2022. This article explains the composition and calculation of the new production index and shows its development since 2005, using time series calculated back to that year.

Authors: Lukas Vogel, Malte Neumann, Stefan Linz

Article published in "WISTA – Scientific Journal", 2-2023