Press Turnover in accommodation and food service activities in year 2018 in real terms: +1.0% compared with 2017

Press release No. 056 of 18 February 2019

WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in the German accommodation and food service activities in the year 2018 increased by 1.0% in real terms and by 3.2% in nominal terms compared with the previous year.

The index number of turnover in the German accommodation and food service activities decreased in December 2018 by 2.1% in real terms compared with December 2017 and was in nominal terms unchanged.

After adjustment for calendar and seasonal effects (Census X-12-ARIMA) the turnover in December 2018 was in real terms 2.7% and in nominal terms 2.9% lower 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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