Press release No. 344 of 28 September 2016
WIESBADEN – The establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of 65.4 billion euros in 2014 from goods, services and construction operations for environmental protection. To mark the Energy Efficiency Fair in Frankfurt on 28 and 29 September 2016, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that 14.8 billion euros of that amount were achieved with products for improving energy efficiency and for saving energy. This is an increase in turnover of roughly 10% on the previous year. The turnover generated from products for increasing energy efficiency and for saving energy is much higher than that obtained from products of the traditional environmental areas of waste management (3.8 billion euros) and waste water management (7.1 billion euros) together.