Press release No. 335 of 22 September 2016
WIESBADEN – According to the results of the quarterly earnings survey, the index of real earnings in Germany rose 2.3% in the second quarter of 2016 year on year. The consumer price index was up 0.1% in the same period. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the increase in nominal earnings was 2.4%.
Especially in manufacturing, the increase in nominal earnings was below average (+1.0%) in the second quarter of 2016 year on year.