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Date: March 13, 2025 Economic Data

According to provisional data, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval decreased by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2023

Date: September 19, 2024 Structural Data 2022

In 2022 a total of approximately 570,000 enterprises active in the German crafts sector employed around 5.4 million persons. More than 4.1 million of them were employed subject to social insurance contribution. Roughly 630,000 were employed in …

Date: September 19, 2024 Crafts enterprises with non-compulsory approval

The tables on the subject: Crafts enterprises with non-compulsory approval, persons employed and turnover by groups of trades

Date: September 19, 2024 Shares of small and medium-sized enterprises in the crafts sector

The tables on the subject: Shares of small and medium sized in the crafts sector 2022

Date: September 19, 2024 Total of Crafts enterprises

The tables on the subject: Crafts enterprises, persons employed and turnover by groups of trades

Date: September 19, 2024 Enterprises, persons employed and turnover in selected economic sections in 2022

The tables on the subject: Census of crafts 2021, Crafts enterprises, persons employed and turnover ins selected economic sections in 2022

Press release No. 412 of 28 September 2022 Crafts sector in 2020: 5.4 million persons employed achieve turnover of 651 billion euros

In 2020, approximately 5.4 million people in Germany worked in crafts with compulsory or non-compulsory approval. This included roughly 4.1 million employees subject to social insurance and about 687,300 marginally paid employees. Based on the census …

Press release No. 380 of 9 September 2022 Crafts sector: turnover up 7.4% in the 2^nd quarter of 2022

In the second quarter of 2022, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval in Germany increased by a nominal (not price adjusted) 7.4% compared with the second quarter of 2021. The positive trend of the first quarter of 2022 (+16.0% on the same …

Press release No. 240 of 13 June 2022 Crafts sector: turnover up 16.0% in the 1^st quarter of 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval in Germany increased by 16.0% compared with the first quarter of 2021, which had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This increase should be considered in the context of …

Press release No. 102 of 11 March 2022 Crafts sector: turnover up 1.7% in 2021

In 2021, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval in Germany increased again by 1.7% on the previous year. This growth was also fuelled by price increases.Trades serving industrial needs and health trades accounted for a large part of the positive …

Press release No. 567 of 10 December 2021 Crafts sector: turnover up 3.6% in the 3^rd quarter of 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval in Germany increased by 3.6% compared with the third quarter of 2020. After the marked recovery (+11.4%) in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the same quarter a year …

Press release No. 458 of 29 September 2021 Crafts: 5.4 million persons employed in 2019 

In 2019 approximately 5.4 million people in Germany worked in crafts with compulsory or non-compulsory approval. This included over 4.1 million employees subject to social insurance and roughly 701,600 marginally paid employees. Based on results of …

Press release No. 426 of 10 September 2021 Crafts sector: turnover up 11.4% in the 2nd quarter of 2021

In the second quarter of 2021, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 11.4% in Germany compared with the second quarter of 2020. After the year-on-year turnover decline of 7.5% in the first quarter of 2021, this was a clear …

Press release No. 276 of 11 June 2021 Crafts sector: turnover down 7.5% in the 1^st quarter of 2021

In the 1^st quarter of 2021, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval decreased by 7.5% in Germany compared with the 1st quarter of 2020. This is the first time since 2013 that turnover in crafts with compulsory approval decreased in the first …

Press release No. 118 of 12 March 2021 Crafts: turnover increased by 1.4% in the year 2020

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 1.4% despite the coronavirus pandemic in the year 2020 compared to the year 2019. The number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs declined …

Press release No. N 013 of 12 February 2021 Hairdressing trade in the corona crisis: turnover dropped 11.8% in the first three quarters of 2020

According to the decisions of the Federation and the Länder of 10 February 2021 on how to proceed in the coronavirus pandemic, hairdressing shops in Germany may reopen on 1 March after eight weeks without business. The first lockdown in spring 2020 …

Press release No. 494 of 10 December 2020 Crafts sector: turnover up 0.7% in the 3^rd quarter of 2020

In the third quarter of 2020, the turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 0.7% in Germany compared with the third quarter of 2019. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number …

Press release No. 349 of 10 September 2020 Crafts sector: Decrease in turnover by 7.4% in the 2^nd quarter of 2020

In the 2^nd quarter of 2020, the turnover in crafts with compulsory approval decreased by 7.4% in Germany compared with the 2^nd quarter of 2019. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of …

Press release No. 210 of 10 June 2020 Crafts sector: turnover up 3.8% in the 1^st quarter of 2020

In the 1^st quarter of 2020, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 3.8% in Germany compared with the 1^st quarter of 2019. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of …

Press release No. N 022 of 4 May 2020 240,000 people worked in the hairdressing sector in 2017

After the coronavirus lockdown, hairdressing shops may reopen on 4 May 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 240,000 people worked in the hairdressing sector in Germany in 2017. They achieved a turnover of roughly 6.7 billion …

Press release No. 092 of 13 March 2020 Crafts: turnover increased by 3.9% in the year 2019

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 3.9% in the year 2019 compared to the year 2018. The number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs rose by 0.3% on the previous …

Press release No. 467 of 9 December 2019 Crafts: turnover increased by 5.2% in the 3^rd quarter of 2019

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 5.2% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018. At the end of September 2019 the number of employees in craft …

Press release No. 407 of 17 October 2019 5.2 Million Persons employed by Enterprises in the German Crafts Sector in 2017

In 2017 a total of 554,000 enterprises active in the German crafts sector employed 5.2 million persons. Almost 3.9 million of them were employed subject to social insurance contribution. Roughly 718,000 were employed in marginal employment. As the …

Press release No. 343 of 9 September 2019 Crafts: Turnover increased by 3.3% in the 2^nd quarter of 2019

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 3.3% in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018. At the end of June 2019 the number of employees in craft enterprises …

Press release No. 219 of 11 June 2019 Crafts: Turnover increased by 6.4% in the 1^st quarter of 2019

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018. At the end of March 2019 the number of employees in craft …

Press release No. 089 of 11 March 2019 Crafts: Turnover increased by 4.9% in the year 2018

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 4.9% in the year 2018 compared to the year 2017. The number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs increased by 0.5% compared to …

Press release No. 405 of 18 October 2018 5.1 Million Persons employed by Enterprises in the German Crafts Sector in 2016

In 2016 a total of 554,000 enterprises active in the German crafts sector employed 5.1 million persons. Almost 3.8 million of them were employed subject to social insurance contribution. Roughly 722,000 were employed in marginal employment. As the …

Press release No. 204 of 11 June 2018 Crafts: Turnover increased by 5.9% in the 1^st quarter of 2018

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 5.9% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017. At the end of March 2018 the number of persons employed by …

Press release No. 087 of 12 March 2018 Year 2017: 3.6% more turnover in the crafts sector than in the year 2016

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in the year 2017 the turnover in crafts with compulsory approval was up 3.6% compared to the year 2016. At the same time, the number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs in the year …

Press release No. 447 of 11 December 2017 Crafts: Turnover rose by 3.9% in the 3^rd quarter of 2017

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in crafts with compulsory approval increased by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. At the end of September 2017 the number of persons employed by …