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Press release No. 553 of 21 December 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in November 2022: expected decrease of 0.5% on October 2022
In November 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down a calendar and seasonally adjusted 0.5% compared with October 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 552 of 20 December 2022 Mortality figures in November 2022 7% above the median of previous years
88,129 people died in Germany in November 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 7%, or 5,945 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. The number of Covid-19 deaths …
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Press release No. 546 of 19 December 2022 New record volume of household waste generated in 2021
The volume of waste produced by households in Germany continued to rise in 2021. 483 kilograms of household waste per capita were collected according to provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was an increase by 6 …
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Press release No. 542 of 16 December 2022 Household consumption of housing energy down 0.9% in 2020
Households in Germany consumed less housing energy in the first Covid-19 year of 2020 than in 2019 although people spent more time at home on account of the pandemic. The temperature adjusted consumption of housing energy amounted to a total of 715 …
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Press release No. 540 of 15 December 2022 Visits to cinemas and theatres down by two thirds in the Covid year of 2020
The number of visits to cultural institutions in Germany in part fell dramatically in the Covid year of 2020 due to pandemic-related closures and restricted access regulations. Compared with 2019, visits to German cinemas fell by more than two thirds …
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Press release No. 530 of 13 December 2022 Energy consumption in industry up 4.6% in 2021 on the previous year
In 2021, the German industry consumed 3,918 petajoules of energy. That was an increase of 4.6% from 2020, the first Covid-19 year, and of 2.6% compared with 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the major part was used for …
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Press release No. 526 of 12 December 2022 Exports to Russia in October 2022 down 59.5% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 135.3 billion euros in October 2022, which was a 11.4% increase compared with October 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 59.5% to 1.0 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine …
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Press release No. 524 of 9 December 2022 Potential greenhouse effect of fluorinated greenhouse gases used in 2021 down 9% on 2020
The potential greenhouse effect of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used in Germany in 2021 (FCs, HFCs, blends) fell by 9% on 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the volume of fluorinated greenhouse gases used declined …
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Press release No. 522 of 8 December 2022 Economic Pulse Monitor permits real-time economic monitoring
Economic sentiment in Germany continues to be pessimistic despite a slight upturn. Current data do however not indicate a deep recession yet. This is the assessment of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) given during the presentation of the …
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Press release No. 518 of 7 December 2022 Electricity production in the 3rd quarter of 2022: coal-generated electricity up 13.3% on the same period a year earlier
More than a third (36.3%) of the electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the third quarter of 2022 came from coal-fired power plants (third quarter of 2021: 31.9%). Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …
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Press release No. 507 of 2 December 2022 Exports in October 2022: -0.6% on September 2022
In October 2022, German exports were down by 0.6% and imports by 3.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …
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Press release No. 510 of 2 December 2022 Energy consumption in transport down by a fifth in 2020
Transport was responsible for a good fifth (21.4%, or 2,562 petajoules) of German energy consumption in 2020. Energy consumption in transport thus dropped by 18.4% compared with 2019, when it had accounted for nearly a fourth (24.1%) of total energy …
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Press release No. 493 of 25 November 2022 Gross domestic product: detailed economic performance results for the 3rd quarter of 2022
Overall, the German economy remains robust. The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.4% in the third quarter of 2022 on the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. 489 of 21 November 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in October 2022: expected decrease of 1.6% on September 2022
In October 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 1.6% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 486 of 18 November 2022 3.4% of the goods imported to the EU from January to July 2022 came from Russia
Goods to the value of 137.8 billion euros were imported from Russia to the European Union (EU) from January to July 2022. Russian goods thus accounted for 3.4% of total imports to the EU, as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports on the …
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Press release No. 480 of 15 November 2022 Mortality figures in October 2022 19% above the median of previous years
92,954 people died in Germany in October 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 19%, or 14,560 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. While death figures as well as the …
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Press release No. 474 of 11 November 2022 Exports to Russia in September 2022 down 52.9% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 142.1 billion euros in September 2022, which was a 20.2% increase compared with September 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 52.9% to 1.1 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in …
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Press release No. 463 of 2 November 2022 Exports in September 2022: -0.5% on August 2022
In September 2022, German exports were down by 0.5% and imports by 2.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with August 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 460 of 31 October 2022 Household gas prices up 17.7% in 1st half of 2022
Households in Germany paid an average 8.04 cents per kilowatt hour of natural gas in the first six months of 2022. Consumers were charged an average 33.50 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity. Gas prices thus increased by 17.7% and electricity …
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Press release No. 457 of 28 October 2022 Gross domestic product in the 3rd quarter of 2022 up 0.3% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3% in the third quarter of 2022 on the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar variations. After the slight increase seen in the second quarter of 2022 (+0.1%), the German economy …
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Press release No. 456 of 28 October 2022 Trucks and sea vessels are most important means of transport in foreign trade
395.0 million tonnes of goods were imported to Germany and 250.7 million tonnes of goods were exported from Germany between January and August 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 62.9% (248.3 million tonnes) of the imports …
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Press release No. N 063 of 21 October 2022 2.6 million people did not have a sufficiently heated home in 2021, due to a lack of money
Now that the cold season is coming, the continuing high energy prices dramatically increase the costs of heating. But even before the energy crisis started as a result of the war in Ukraine, not everyone was able to afford sufficient heating. …
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Press release No. 450 of 20 October 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in September 2022: expected increase of 0.8% on August 2022
In September 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were up by 0.8% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with August 2022. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 439 of 13 October 2022 Exports to Russia in August 2022 down 45.8% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 128.7 billion euros in August 2022, which was a 23.1% increase compared with August 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 45.8% to 1.2 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine and …
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Press release No. 436 of 12 October 2022 16% of imports came to Germany indirectly from January to July 2022
348.1 million tonnes of goods to the value of 853.1 billion euros were imported to Germany from January to July 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 84.0% of the imports (292.5 million tonnes) were delivered to Germany …
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Press release No. 437 of 12 October 2022 CO2 emission intensity of German businesses decreased again in 2020
The total CO2 emission intensity of all economic sectors amounted to 205 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) per 1,000 euros of gross value added in 2020, which is 8.4% less than a year earlier. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports …
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Press release No. 434 of 11 October 2022 Mortality figures in September 2022 by 9% above the median of previous years
79,310 people died in Germany in September 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 9%, or 6,677 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. In the previous months, there had …
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Press release No. 428 of 10 October 2022 952,000 arrivals from Ukraine from February to August 2022
From February to August 2022, 952,000 arrivals of people from Ukraine were recorded in Germany. Most of them occurred in March (431,000) and April (198,000), which are the first two months after Russia’s attack on Ukraine started. Based on …
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Press release No. 423 of 6 October 2022 Coach industry 2020 and 2021: number of passengers down 77% from before the pandemic
Much smaller numbers of people travelled longer distances by coach in the Covid years of 2020 and 2021 than before the pandemic. The number of coach passengers (excluding regular services) was down by more than three fourths (-77%) in each of the two …
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Press release No. 419 of 5 October 2022 Exports in August 2022: +1.6% on July 2022
In August 2022, German exports were up by 1.6% and imports by 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 18.1% …
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Press release No. 418 of 4 October 2022 Electric mobility accounting for almost 30% of turnover in air quality control
In 2020, the establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of roughly 11.7 billion euros from goods and services for air quality control, or 14.8% of total turnover in environmental protection (78.9 billion …
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Press release No. 415 of 30 September 2022 Structural survey of forestry holdings, 2022: 43% of German forests privately owned
There are approximately 10.2 million hectares of wooded area in Germany, according to the first comprehensive structural survey of forestry holdings conducted in 2022. 4.4 million hectares, or 43% of the wooded area, are owned by roughly 760,000 …
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Press release No. N 060 of 26 September 2022 High gas prices affecting fertiliser industry
The high gas prices have also affected fertiliser sales in Germany. Based on results of the statistics of fertilisers, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the quantities of fertilisers put on the market in Germany in the second …
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Press release No. 409 of 26 September 2022 Number of green jobs up 2.0% in 2020
In 2020, approximately 311,000 people (measured in full-time equivalents) in Germany had green jobs and produced goods and services to protect the environment. Compared with 2019, the number of green jobs rose by 6,000, or 2.0%, according to the …
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Press release No. N 059 of 22 September 2022 Heating with wood: firewood and wood pellet prices up 86% in August 2022 year on year
In view of rising gas, oil and electricity prices, more and more people use wood as an alternative material to heat their dwellings. When purchasing wood for heating stoves or heating systems, consumers had to pay considerably more in August 2022 …
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Press release No. 405 of 22 September 2022 Industry increases environmental investments by 3.6% in 2020
Enterprises in industry (excluding construction) invested just under 12.1 billion euros in environmental protection in Germany in 2020. That was 13.5% of their total investments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that industry thus …
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Press release No. 400 of 21 September 2022 Exports to non-EU countries in August 2022: expected increase of 4.0% on July 2022
In August 2022, Germany’s exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 4.0% compared with July 2022. On a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, Germany exported goods to the value …
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Press release No. 401 of 21 September 2022 Number of bus and rail passengers up by just over a third in the 1st half of 2022
Considerably more passengers used regular bus or rail transport services in the first half of 2022 than in the same period a year earlier. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the number of passengers …
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Press release No. 385 of 13 September 2022 Mortality figures in August 2022 11% above the median of previous years
85,542 people died in Germany in August 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 11%, or 8,156 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. In contrast to the two preceding …
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Press release No. 383 of 13 September 2022 Inflation rate at +7.9% in August 2022
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +7.9% in August 2022. The inflation rate thus increased slightly again (July 2022: +7.5%; June 2022: +7.6%), remaining clearly above 7% for …
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Press release No. 336 of 12 September 2022 CORRECTION: Inflation rate slightly down again to +7.5% in July 2022
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index, stood at +7.5% in July 2022. Although the rate of inflation was slightly down again, it remained at a high level clearly above 7%. In June 2022, the …
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Press release No. N 057 of 12 September 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel cost more in Germany again than in all neighbouring EU countries
As the fuel discount ended, motor fuel prices in Germany went up once more, with filling stations in Germany again charging more for petrol and diesel fuel recently than the petrol stations in all EU countries neighbouring Germany. Drivers in Germany …
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Press release No. 381 of 12 September 2022 Exports to Russia in July 2022 down 56.8% on the same month a year earlier
Germany exported goods to the total value of 127.6 billion euros in July 2022, which was a 10.8% increase compared with July 2021. Exports to Russia dropped by 56.8% to 1.0 billion euros over that period as a consequence of the war in Ukraine and the …
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Press release No. 377 of 8 September 2022 9-euro ticket no longer on offer: rail travel back to pre-crisis level
When the 9-euro ticket for all of Germany was available from June to August 2022, people much more frequently took the train to travel distances of 30 kilometres and over than in the same period of 2019. The number of rail journeys recorded per day …
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Press release No. N056 of 8 September 2022 Gas heating planned for just under 16% of residential buildings approved in the 1st half of 2022
Gas for heating is becoming less important when new residential buildings are planned in Germany. 16.2% of the approximately 60,200 residential buildings approved in the first six months of 2022 will be heated primarily with gas, according to the …
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Press release No. 374 of 7 September 2022 Electricity production in the 1st half of 2022: coal-generated electricity up 17.2% on the same period a year earlier
Just under a third (31.4%) of the electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the first half of 2022 came from coal-fired power plants. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that coal-generated …
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Press release No. 370 of 2 September 2022 Exports in July 2022: -2.1% on June 2022
In July 2022, German exports were down by 2.1% and imports by 1.5% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with June 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 14.3% …
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Press release No. 357 of 25 August 2022 Gross domestic product: detailed economic performance results for the 2nd quarter of 2022
According to most recent calculations, the gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2022 on the 1st quarter of 2022 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations and thus returned to the pre-crisis level of the 4th …
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Press release No. 352 of 18 August 2022 Good apple yield expected for 2022: ten-year average likely to be exceeded by 8.2%
Apples remain by far the largest group of orchard fruit harvested in Germany. The fruit growers expect a good apple yield of approximately 1,051,000 tonnes in 2022. Based on an estimate of July 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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Press release No. 341 of 12 August 2022 German exports in the first half of 2022: +13.4% on the same period a year earlier
Total German exports of goods rose by 13.4% to 763.9 billion euros in the first half of 2022 year on year. Over the same period, exports to Russia fell by 34.5% to 8.3 billion euros on the first half of 2021 as a result of the war in Ukraine and the …
