Press release No. 440 of 15 November 2019
WIESBADEN – German industrial enterprises with 20 or more persons employed invested 68.4 billion euros in tangible fixed assets in 2018. Tangible fixed assets include, for instance, machinery, tools and built-up land. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the volume of investments rose by roughly 4.7 billion euros, or 7.5%, compared with 2017.