Press release No. N 036 of 8 July 2020
42% of Germans used a car for travelling abroad in 2019
69% of people going by car opted for a holiday destination in Germany
Top holiday destinations of German tourists travelling by car in 2019: Italy, Austria and France
WIESBADEN - Against the background of the corona crisis, transport associations are expecting an increase in car tourism and a lot of holiday travellers on German roads and motorways. Where long-distance flights are not an option, the popularity of cars - which are a frequently used means of transport anyway - could further increase. And this all the more so as going on holiday by car is currently rather inexpensive for consumers. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the consumer prices of motor fuels were 20.7% lower in May 2020 compared with May 2019 as a result of the oil price slump in the world market, which has been observed since the beginning of the year. Such low prices were last recorded at the beginning of 2016.
As of 1 July, the Federal Statistical Office will organise the meetings of the Council Working Party on Statistics to be held during Germany’s EU Council Presidency under the chairmanship of its President Dr. Georg Thiel. Information on our activities during the Presidency of the Council of the EU is provided at destatis.de/eu2020. European statistics are available under „ Europe in figures“ on our website at www.destatis.de.
