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Press release No. 379 of 17 October 2025 Stock of orders in manufacturing in August 2025: +0.1% on the previous month

The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was up 0.1% in August 2025 compared with July 2025 after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with August …

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Press release No. 374 of 14 October 2025 Inflation rate at +2.4% in September 2025

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.4% in September 2025. In August 2025, the inflation rate stood at +2.2%, after +2.0% in both July and June 2025. "Following a period of …

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Press release No. 375 of 14 October 2025 Mortality figures in 3rd quarter of 2025 below median values of previous years

Approximately 228,000 people died in Germany in the 3rd quarter of 2025, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The death figures in all three months were lower than the median values of the four previous …

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Press release No. 372 of 13 October 2025 Wholesale prices in September 2025: +1.2% on September 2024

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 1.2% higher in September 2025 than in September 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +0.7% in August 2025, and +0.5% in July 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis

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Press release No. 366 of 9 October 2025 Exports in August 2025: -0.5% on July 2025

In August 2025, German exports were down 0.5% and imports dropped 1.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2025. Compared with August 2024, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports decreased by …

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Press release No. 367 of 9 October 2025 Truck toll mileage index in September 2025: +0.5% on the previous month

The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways increased by 0.5% in September 2025 compared with August 2025, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility …

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Press release No. 364 of 8 October 2025 Production in August 2025: -4.3% on the previous month

Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 4.3% in August 2025 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. 362 of 7 October 2025 New orders in manufacturing in August 2025: -0.8% on the previous month

Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 0.8% in August 2025 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are …

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Press release No. 356 of 30 September 2025 Inflation rate of +2.4% expected in September 2025

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.4% in September 2025. The inflation rate 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 …

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Press release No. 353 of 30 September 2025 Employment almost unchanged in August 2025

Roughly 45.8 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in August 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment therefore fell slightly by …