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Press release No. 344 of 12 July 2021 “Coronavirus data for Germany”: new data are online now
The significance of timely data and statistics - providing information on the current 7-day incidence through to coronavirus regulations in an administrative district - has again increased substantially since the beginning of the coronavirus …
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Press release No. N 017 of 6 April 2020 “Coronavirus statistics” webpage shows economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Reliable statistical information is particularly important in times of crisis as it provides a realistic picture of an otherwise unclear and confusing situation. To show the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. 310 of 30 June 2021 0.2% of the pigs for fattening slaughtered in 2020 unfit for consumption
Roughly 101,200 of the 51.7 million pigs slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Germany in 2020 were unfit for consumption, according to official meat inspection, and were declared as such by the authorities. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. 234 of 8 June 2022 0.2% of the pigs for fattening slaughtered in 2021 were unfit for consumption
In 2021, 114,500 of the roughly 50.4 million pigs for fattening that were slaughtered in German slaughterhouses were unfit for human consumption, according to official meat inspection. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this …
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Press release No. 105 of 21 March 2018 0.6% less start-ups of larger businesses in the year 2017
In the year 2017, roughly 125,400 businesses were started whose legal form and number of employees suggest that they have greater economic importance. Based on an evaluation of business notifications, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 459 of 19 December 2016 0.6% more start-ups of larger businesses from January to September 2016
From January to September 2016, roughly 96,000 businesses were started whose legal form and number of employees suggest that they have greater economic importance. Based on an evaluation of business notifications, the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 325 of 16 September 2016 0.7% more start-ups of larger businesses in the first half of 2016
In the first half of 2016, roughly 66,000 businesses were started whose legal form and number of employees suggest that they have greater economic importance. Based on an evaluation of business notifications, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. 329 of 19 September 2017 0.8% more start-ups of larger businesses in the first half of 2017
In the first half of 2017, some 67,000 businesses were started whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. Based on an evaluation of business notifications, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that …
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Press release No. 130 of 12 April 2017 1,026,000 recipients of basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in December 2016
In December 2016, roughly 1,026,000 people aged 18 or over in Germany received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII), Chapter 4. The Federal …
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Press release No. 136 of 19 April 2016 1,038,000 recipients of basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in December 2015
In December 2015, roughly 1,038,000 people aged 18 or over in Germany received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII, Chapter 4 (SGB XII). The Federal …