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Press release No. 212 of 19 June 2026 Producer prices in May 2026: +2.2% on May 2025

The producer prices of industrial products were 2.2% higher in May 2026 than in May 2025. A larger year-on-year increase was last recorded in May 2023 (+2.5% on May 2022). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in …

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Press release No. 211 of 19 June 2026 Foreign trade volume below 2019 pre-crisis level despite increase in 2025

In April 2026, 4.8% more goods were exported from Germany and 2.8% more goods were imported to Germany in volume terms than in the same month of the previous year. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the …

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Press release No. 209 of 18 June 2026 Stock of orders in manufacturing in April 2026: +0.4% on the previous month

The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was up 0.4% in April 2026 compared with March 2026 after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with April …

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Press release No. 202 of 15 June 2026 Wholesale prices in May 2026: +5.9% on May 2025

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 5.9% higher in May 2026 than in May 2025. The year-on-year rate of change was +6.3% in April 2026, and +4.1% in March 2026. The price increase registered in May 2026 was largely attributable to the conflict …

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Press release No. 199 of 12 June 2026 Inflation rate at +2.6% in May 2026

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.6% in May 2026. The rise in overall consumer prices therefore slowed, after having stood at +2.9% in April 2026 and +2.7% in March 2026. …

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Press release No. 190 of 9 June 2026 Exports in April 2026: +0.9% on March 2026

In April 2026, German exports were up 0.9% and imports rose by 1.2% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with March 2026. Compared with April 2025, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports increased by …

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Press release No. 191 of 9 June 2026 Truck toll mileage index in May 2026: +1.6% 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 1.6% in May 2026 compared with April 2026, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …

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Press release No. 192 of 9 June 2026 Production in April 2026: +0.4% on the previous month

Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was up 0.4% in April 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile three-month …

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Press release No. 189 of 8 June 2026 New orders in manufacturing in April 2026: -3.8% on the previous month

Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 3.8% in April 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. 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 (