Press Production in September 2021: -1.1% on the previous month

Production 9.5% below pre-crisis level

Press release No. 508 of 5 November 2021

Production in industry
September 2021 (provisional):
-1.1% on the previous month (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted)
-1.0% on the same month a year earlier (price and calendar adjusted)
August 2021 (revised):
-3.5% on the previous month (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted)
+2.2% on the same month a year earlier (price and calendar adjusted)

WIESBADEN – In September 2021,production in industry was down by 1.1% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with September 2020, the decrease in calendar adjusted production in industry amounted to 1.0%. Compared with February 2020, the month before restrictions were imposed due to the corona pandemic in Germany, production in September 2021 was 9.5% lower in seasonally and calendar adjusted terms.

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In September 2021, production in industry excluding energy and construction was down by 1.5%. Within industry, the production of capital goods showed a decrease of 2.8% and the production of intermediate goods 1.1%. There was an increase of 2.1% in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, after a decline of 18.9% had been seen in August 2021.The production of consumer goods increased by 0.2%. Outside industry, energy production was up by 1.0% in September on the previous month and the production in construction increased by 1.1%.

In August 2021, the corrected figure on the production in industry showed a decrease of 3.5% (provisional: -4.0%) from July 2021.

The rates of change refer to the production index for industry (2015 = 100). Seasonal and calendar adjustment was made using the X-13 JDemetra+ method.

Basic data and long time series on the production index in industry are also available in the table "Index of production in manufacturing" (42153-0001) in the GENESIS-Online database.

Methodological notes:

The differing comparative periods must be taken into account in all press releases on short-term indicators. Short-term economic monitoring focuses on comparisons with the previous month or previous quarter. These reflect short-term economic trends. A calendar adjusted comparison with the previous year is intended to offer a long-term comparison of levels and is not subject to seasonal fluctuations or calendar effects. Due to strong temporary decreases and increases during the current coronavirus crisis, the results of month-on-month/quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year comparisons may differ considerably. In order to provide also a direct comparison with the pre-crisis level, all press releases on short-term indicators available in seasonally adjusted form will, for the time being, include a comparison with February 2020 or the fourth quarter of 2019.

Crisis Monitor enables comparison between corona crisis and financial/economic crisis

The production index is also part of the “Crisis Monitor“ (www.destatis.de/krisenmonitor) which is used by the Federal Statistical Office to compare the development of major short-term indicators between the corona crisis and the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009. The “Crisis monitor” complements the “Corona statistics“ webpage (www.destatis.de/corona), which has provided statistical information on the economic and social consequences of the corona pandemic.

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