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Press release No. 189 of 28 May 2025 Employment unchanged in April 2025 after seasonal adjustment
Roughly 45.8 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in April 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment therefore remained …
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Press release No. 188 of 28 May 2025 Import prices in April 2025: -0.4% on April 2024
Import prices were 0.4% lower in April 2025 compared with April 2024. The year-on-year rate of change was +2.1% in March 2025, and +3.6% in February 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that import prices in April 2025 were …
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Press release No. 182 of 23 May 2025 Gross domestic product: detailed economic performance results for the 1st quarter of 2025
The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.4% in the 1st quarter of 2025 compared with the 4th quarter of 2024 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that economic growth …
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Press release No. 179 of 20 May 2025 Producer prices in April 2025: -0.9% on April 2024
The producer prices of industrial products were 0.9% lower in April 2025 than in April 2024. In March 2025, the year-on-year change rate was -0.2%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in April 2025 dropped by …
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Press release No. 178 of 20 May 2025 Export surplus of 17.7 billion euros registered in trade with the United States in 1st quarter of 2025
Germany has recorded an export surplus in trade with the United States each year for over three decades. Germany also recorded a considerable export surplus at the start of 2025, and therefore before the entry into force of higher tariffs on exports …
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Press release No. 176 of 19 May 2025 Stock of orders in manufacturing in March 2025: +1.1% on the previous month
The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was up 1.1% in March 2025 compared with February 2025 after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with …
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Press release No. 171 of 15 May 2025 Wholesale prices in April 2025: +0.8% on April 2024
The selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.8% higher in April 2025 than in April 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +1.3% in March 2025, and +1.6% in February 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. 168 of 14 May 2025 Inflation rate at +2.1% in April 2025
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.1% in April 2025. The rate of inflation has therefore continued to ease since the start of the year, after standing at +2.2% in March …
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Press release No. 163 of 8 May 2025 Exports in March 2025: +1.1% on February 2025
In March 2025, German exports were up 1.1% while imports were down 1.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2025. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …
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Press release No. 164 of 8 May 2025 Truck toll mileage index in April 2025: -0.2% on the previous month
The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways decreased by 0.2% in April 2025 compared with March 2025, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …