Early estimation of aggregate turnover in manufacturing on the basis of microdata
1 February 2025 - The Federal Statistical Office launched a project in the summer of 2021 designed to speed up the provision of estimates for short-term economic indicators. The publication period varies depending on the economic sector. We publish retail trade turnover results 30 days after the end of the reference month (t+30), the turnover in manufacturing is released after 45 days (t+45), the results of the monthly construction survey after 55 days (t+55) and the data of the quarterly survey of building completion work after approximately 60 days (t+60). The objective of the project was to provide early indicators of short-term economic development within 15 to 20 days after the end of the reference period, meaning that these results would be available much earlier than the official data.
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Labor market indicator: LinkedIn Hiring Rate
12 June 2023 - Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic in the spring of 2020, and continuing with the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, social and political interest in readily available economic indicators has increased noticeably. In times of crisis, the focus is often on the impact on employment. In this context, the available, traditional labor market leading indicators often only depict the willingness of companies to hire new employees.
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Satellite-based early estimate of short-term economic development
28 November 2022 - Satellites can record large areas at short intervals so that information from satellite data is available rapidly and at a small-area level. A feasibility study examines whether information from satellite data can be used to support early estimates of short-term economic development of the Federal Statistical Office.
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Pendler Mobil: the use of mobile network data to support official commuter statistics
1 September 2022 - The project Pendler Mobil examined possibilities of extending the official commuter accounts using origin-destination matrices derived from mobile network data. On account of their timeliness and high level of regional detail, mobile network data provide a robust data basis for a flexible presentation of potential and regular commuter flows.
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Experimental georeferenced population figure based on intercensal population updates and mobile network data
6 July 2022 - To meet the growing demand for small-area population data, experimental georeferenced population figures were compiled based on intercensal population updates and using mobile network data. In a distribution procedure, the results of intercensal population updates were redistributed at the municipality level to a 1x1 km grid for the whole of Germany by means of mobile network data.
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Online job index
5 July 2022 - The Online job index uses job advertisements published on the internet to monitor how the demand for labour develops in online job markets.
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Remote sensing data and artificial intelligence in the register census
27 May 2022 -As part of the conceptual development of the register census, a feasibility study investigates to what extent remote sensing data which have been evaluated by artificial intelligence (AI) – such as satellite data or aerial photographs – can support the production of future census results.
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Early indicator of short-term economic trends based on pedestrian frequencies
11 February 2022 - During the pandemic, there is a correlation between shop-based retail turnover and the number of pedestrians in inner cities. The Federal Statistical Office has examines whether an early indicator of short-term economic trends can be developed on this basis in non-crisis times.
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Booking accommodations on online platforms
29 October 2021 - This is the first time that booking data of selected online platforms are available for statistical evaluations. The Federal Statistical Office is therefore exploring, among other things, whether these data can be used to supplement the official tourism statistics presently offered by including information below the current cut-off threshold.
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Covid-19 data for Germany
6 July 2021 - We are extending our range of information to include up-to-date data broken down in great regional detail, for example, on infection rates, the hospital situation and the measures taken by the governments to contain the pandemic. The new data we offer are based on results of a project which was initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in 2020. The collection of data built up in the project was previously available only to researchers. For the first time now, we make the data readily accessible to the public at large.
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Nowcast of the overall economic development
15 April 2021 - Official early indicators to reconcile timeliness with accuracy.
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Comparison of the mobile network data structures of two mobile network operators
1 March 2021 - The Federal Statistical Office is investigating the usability of mobile network data for official statistics purposes in various feasibility studies. Differences in mobile network coverage and customer acquisition activities between mobile network operators have a decisive impact on data structures and thus the usability of mobile network data.
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The transport index as a leading indicator of economic development
19 December 2020 -The transport index records at an early point in time changes of goods transport by mode.
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Geo-referenced rates of benefits provided under the Social Code, Book II (SGB II)
27 August 2020 - A proof of concepts (PoC) has shown the high potential of geo-referenced data.
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Mobility indicators based on mobile network data
3 July 2020 - Analyses of mobile network data provide insights into the effects of coronavirus restrictions and the mobility behaviour of the population.
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Loan agreements of the credit services sector and information regarding online transactions
18 May 2020 - The information provided here is based on data reflecting weekly changes in the number of online transactions, new loan or mortgage agreements, and credit checks on people looking for a dwelling, which were supplied by information providers.
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Truck toll mileage index
1 May 2020 - The daily truck toll mileage index provides approximate indications of the development of industrial production in Germany at a very early stage. The index is calculated from digital process data of the truck toll collection system.
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Leading indicator of short-term development in the non-financial business economy, based on advance turnover tax returns
27 April 2020 - The experimental early indicator of the short-term economic trend of the non-financial business economy, based on advance turnover tax returns, allows to provide early information on the turnover development in the non-financial business economy before official results from surveys are available by economic sector.
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Scanner data in consumer price statistics and for determining regional price differences
23 April 2020 - Digital point-of-sale data of the retail sector, also referred to as scanner data, are a promising data source for price statistics. In official consumer price statistics, manual price collection performed by price collectors directly in shops or service enterprises is supplemented, or in part replaced, by new forms of price collection.
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Smart business cycle statistics based on satellite data
30 December 2019 - Satellites can provide images of large areas of the earth’s surface at short intervals. Technological progress has substantially influenced and improved the availability and analysis of satellite data so that they are coming into play also in official statistics.
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Mobile network data representing the population
30 December 2019 - Representing the population by mobile network data is examined here.
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