Press Turnover in accommodation and food service activities in the year 2017 in real terms: +0.9% compared with 2016

Press release No. 052 of 19 February 2018

WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in the German accommodation and food service activities in the year 2017 increased by 0.9% in real terms and by 2.9% in nominal terms compared with the previous year. 

The Index of turnover in the German accommodation and food service activities decreased by 1.3% in real terms and increased 0.9% in nominal terms in December 2017 compared with December 2016. 

After adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects (Census X-12-ARIMA) the turnover in December 2017 was in real terms 1.8% and in nominal terms 1.5% smaller than in the previous month.

Time series are available in table Turnover from accommodation and food services (45213-0005) in the GENESIS-Online database.

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