Press release No. 437 of 8 December 2016
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 2.6% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015. At the end of September 2016 the number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs decreased by 0.4% compared to the level a year earlier.