Press release No. 190 of 8 June 2016
WIESBADEN – Turnover in professional and technical services increased by a nominal 3.3% in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same quarter of 2015. Based on first calculations, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that turnover has been higher in each quarter since the second quarter of 2013 compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The number of persons employed increased by 2.8% in the first quarter of 2016 on the same quarter a year earlier.
Economic activities in professional and technical services include, for example, legal and accounting activities, architectural and engineering activities, technical testing and analysis, management consultancy activities, advertising and market research, design and photographic activities, and translation and interpretation activities.