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Press release No. 182 of 29 May 2026 Inflation rate of +2.6% expected in May 2026
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.6% in May 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. 181 of 29 May 2026 Employment in April 2026 virtually unchanged from the previous month after seasonal adjustment
Roughly 45.61 million persons resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in April 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. 180 of 29 May 2026 Import prices in April 2026: +5.3% on April 2025
Import prices were 5.3% higher in April 2026 compared with April 2025. This was the largest year-on-year increase recorded since January 2023 (also +5.3% on January 2022). Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +2.3% in …
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Press release No. 173 of 22 May 2026 Gross domestic product: detailed results on economic performance in the 1st quarter of 2026
The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3% in the 1st quarter of 2026 compared with the 4th quarter of 2025 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this confirms the …
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Press release No. 172 of 21 May 2026 Export surplus in trade with United States down 30.5% in 1st quarter of 2026 compared with same quarter of previous year
Germany has recorded an export surplus in trade with the United States for over three decades. The German trade surplus shrank considerably after the United States imposed high tariffs on many imports in 2025, including motor vehicles from Europe. …
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Press release No. 171 of 20 May 2026 Stock of orders in manufacturing in March 2026: +1.6% on the previous month
The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was up 1.6% in March 2026 compared with February 2026 after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with …
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Press release No. 169 of 20 May 2026 Producer prices in April 2026: +1.7% on April 2025
The producer prices of industrial products were 1.7% higher in April 2026 than in April 2025. A larger year-on-year increase was last recorded in May 2023 (+2.5%). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in April …
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Press release No. 164 of 13 May 2026 Wholesale prices in April 2026: +6.3% on April 2025
The selling prices in wholesale trade were 6.3% higher in April 2026 than in April 2025. The year-on-year rate of change was +4.1% in March 2026, and +1.2% in February 2026. A higher year-on-year price increase than that in April 2026 was last …
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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 …