Consumption expenditure

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15 March 2023 Household final consumption expenditure up 3.4% in 2022

The consumption behaviour of households in Germany was strongly affected by high inflation in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, based on the national accounts concepts, household final consumption expenditure in the domestic territory measured at current prices rose by 10.7% compared with the previous year. In contrast, the price adjusted household final consumption expenditure in the domestic territory was 3.4% higher than a year earlier. The difference between the two figures reflects the high price increases for households.

15 December 2022 New app available for the survey of income and expenditure

2 December 2022 Household final consumption expenditure up 4.6% in 2021 year on year

16 November 2022 37.9% of students in Germany at risk of poverty in 2021

4 October 2022 Recruiting households for participation in survey of income and expenditure

15 March 2022 Household final consumption expenditure still 5% below pre-crisis level in 2021

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Special survey of consumption to evaluate the economic stimulus package

Household surveys commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Finance were conducted every month from August to December 2020. The aim was to determine what effect the measures taken under the economic stimulus package 2020 had on households. The focus was on whether and how the temporary reduction of value added tax (VAT) and the child bonus influenced the consumption behaviour of households.

Private consumption expenditure of households (cost of living)