Press release No. 349 of 10 September 2020
Turnover in crafts with compulsory approval, in the 2nd quarter 2020
-7.4% on the same quarter a year earlier
Persons employed in crafts with compulsory approval, at the end of June 2020
-1.7% on the same time a year earlier
WIESBADEN – In the 2nd quarter of 2020, the turnover in crafts with compulsory approval decreased by 7.4% in Germany compared with the 2nd quarter of 2019. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of persons employed in crafts with compulsory approval was down by 1.7% at the end of June 2020 compared with the end of June 2019.