Press release No. 447 of 11 December 2017
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. At the end of September 2017 the number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs increased by 0.1% compared to the level a year earlier.