Press release No. 161 of 8 May 2020
WIESBADEN – Since Week 13 (23 to 29 March 2020), double-digit percentage increases have been recorded each week for online transactions in Germany, compared with the same week a year earlier. This was observed by means of a new indicator for measuring activities in the online business. The increase started when the extended social distancing and stay at home orders to fight the coronavirus pandemic entered into force on 23 March 2020. Last week (Week 18, 27 April to 3 May 2020), online transactions exceeded the transactions of the same week a year earlier by 50%, according to this new untested indicator.
