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Press release No. 161 of 12 May 2026 Inflation rate at +2.9% in April 2026
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.9% in April 2026. The rise in overall consumer prices intensified again, after having stood at +2.7% in March 2026. In February 2026, it …
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Press release No. 158 of 8 May 2026 Production in March 2026: -0.7% on the previous month
Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 0.7% in March 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile …
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Press release No. 157 of 8 May 2026 Exports in March 2026: +0.5% on February 2026
In March 2026, German exports were up 0.5% and imports rose by 5.1% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2026. Compared with March 2025, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 159 of 8 May 2026 Truck toll mileage index in April 2026: -0.7% 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 0.7% in April 2026 compared with March 2026, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …
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Press release No. 156 of 7 May 2026 New orders in manufacturing in March 2026: +5.0% on the previous month
Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 5.0% in March 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are excluded, …
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Press release No. 153 of 30 April 2026 Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2026 up 0.3% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the fourth quarter of 2025 - following adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations - after already increasing at the end of 2025 (by a revised +0.2% …
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Press release No. 151 of 30 April 2026 Import prices in March 2026: +2.3% on March 2025
Import prices were 2.3% higher in March 2026 than in March 2025. This was the largest year-on-year increase since February 2025 (+3.6% on February 2024). In both February 2026 and January 2026, the year-on-year rate of change stood at -2.3%. The …
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Press release No. 152 of 30 April 2026 Employment in March 2026 down on the previous month after seasonal adjustment
Roughly 45.52 million persons resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in March 2026. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment …
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Press release No. 149 of 29 April 2026 Inflation rate of +2.9% expected in April 2026
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.9% in April 2026. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 142 of 21 April 2026 Mortality figures in 1st quarter of 2026 close to the median values of the previous years
Approximately 270,000 people died in Germany in the 1st quarter of 2026, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The influence of respiratory illnesses ("influenza waves"), which are typical in winter, on …