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Press release No. N 006 of 1 February 2023 Another strong increase in building material prices in 2022
Delivery bottlenecks, material shortages and higher energy prices – the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had a significant impact also on construction. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, on an annual average, the …
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Press release No. 207 of 20 June 2017
C O R R E C T I O N from 04.07.2017
Producer prices in May 2017: +2.8% on May 2016
In May 2017 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 2.8% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In April 2017 the annual rate of change all over had been 3.4%, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. N 006 of 10 February 2022 Construction material prices rose sharply in 2021
Delivery bottlenecks, raw material shortage and higher domestic and foreign demand have had an impact on the construction sector. Construction prices markedly increased in 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, on an annual …
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Press release No. 065 of 17 February 2023 CORRECTION: Producer prices in January 2023: +17.6% on January 2022
CORRECTION: As reported by the Federal Statistical Office referring to preliminary results, the index of producer prices for industrial products increased by 17.6% compared to January 2022. Thus the price increase on producer level slowed down for …
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Press release No. 088 of 14 March 2024 CORRECTION: Producer prices in January 2024: -4.4% on January 2023
The producer prices of industrial products were 4.4% lower in January 2024 than in January 2023. This is the first result following the rebasing of the index of producer prices of industrial products to the new base year 2021. In December 2023, the …
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Press release No. 187 of 15 May 2023 CORRECTION: Producer prices January to March 2023 revised: +6.7% March 2023 on March 2022
In March 2023, the producer prices of industrial products were up 6.7% from March 2022 (provisional: +7.5%), according to final data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The year-on-year change rate was +13,5% in February (provisional: …
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Press release No. N 016 of 29 March 2022 Energy prices: high increases at all stages in the economic process
Uncertainties in the energy markets and the tight supply of natural gas before Russia’s attack on Ukraine contributed to high increases in energy prices. In February 2022, energy prices rose strongly on February 2021 at all stages of the economic …
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Press release No. N 044 of 21 July 2022 Facts on gas supply: natural gas is major energy source for industry and households
Since war broke out in Ukraine, attention has focused on the gas supply in Germany. This is the more so as hardly any natural gas from the Russian Federation has been delivered to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline since 11 July. Maintenance work …
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Press release No. N 017 of 16 March 2023 Glass product prices in January 2023 markedly up year on year
The prices of glass products rose markedly in 2022 for glass bottles, window glass and glass jars. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the producer prices of glass and glass products were up 26.9% in January 2023 year on year. 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 …
