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Date: December 15, 2023 WISTA edition 6/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: November 7, 2023 15th Scientific Conference of the ADM, the ASI and the Federal Statistical Office on "Data collection, data quality and data ethics in the age of artificial intelligence"

Date: November 6, 2023 March 2025: Financial deficit in the core budgets of central government, state government and social security funds

The monthly data released in accordance with the EU Budgetary Frameworks Directive show in March 2025 a financial deficit for the core budgets of central government, state government and social security funds.

Date: October 18, 2023 Germany largest EU milk producer

Germany is the largest EU milk producer, with an output of around 32.4 million tons of cows’ milk in 2023. EU milk production amounted to 144.7 million tons.

Date: October 16, 2023 WISTA edition 5/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: October 9, 2023 R&D expenditure: Stuttgart ranks top of EU regions

Stuttgart, Brunswick and Tübingen are the top 3 EU regions (NUTS 2 level) in terms of research and development (R&D) expenditure.

Date: August 29, 2023 Childlessness and motherhood

In addition to birth statistics, the microcensus provides data on women by the number of children born. This information is the only official data source currently available on the structure of women by the number of children born, and therefore for …

Date: August 15, 2023 WISTA edition 3/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: August 4, 2023 Economic activity of German multinational enterprises, 2021, in Germany and worldwide

Eight interactive maps visualise the economic activities of German enterprises operating multinationally in 2020, both within Germany and worldwide.

Date: July 27, 2023 List of Municipalities Information System (GV-ISys)

The List of Municipalities (GV-ISys) lists every politically independent municipality in Germany including variables such as:

Date: June 16, 2023 WISTA edition 3/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: June 12, 2023 Labor market indicator: LinkedIn Hiring Rate

Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic in the spring of 2020, and continuing with the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, social and political interest in readily available economic indicators has increased noticeably. In times of crisis, the …

Date: June 5, 2023 EU-Monitor COVID-19

The EU Member States are facing enormous challenges: The spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated protective measures to contain the pandemic have had profound economic and social consequences all across Europe.

Date: May 30, 2023 Road transport: car dominance unbroken

Congested roads, high maintenance costs and air pollution: the negative effects of travelling by car are obvious. Nevertheless, the car is still the main form of transport in today´s society, and the number of passenger cars is increasing.

Date: April 14, 2023 WISTA edition 2/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: April 5, 2023 Gross electricity production in 2024: 57% came from renewable energy sources

Approximately 497 billion kilowatt hours of electricity were produced in Germany in 2024, 57% of which came from renewable energy sources. Green electricity was generated mainly from wind power (27.9%), biomass (8.0%) and photovoltaics (11.0%)

Date: March 13, 2023 Brexit monitor

The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union (EU). After a transition period that lasted until the end of 2020, a partnership agreement negotiated between the EU and the United Kingdom came into force provisionally on 1st January …

Date: February 22, 2023 Price Monitor

Date: February 15, 2023 WISTA edition 1/2023

WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.

Date: February 1, 2023 Transport index

of goods transport by mode

Date: January 31, 2023 Loan agreements of the credit services sector and information regarding online transactions

Date: January 3, 2023 Truck toll mileage index

Press release No. 496 of 22 December 2023 Import prices in November 2023: -9.0% on November 2022

Import prices were 9.0% lower in November 2023 compared with November 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the year-on-year change rate was -13.0% in October 2023 and -14.3% in September 2023. The large decreases are …

Date: December 21, 2023 Place-to-place index numbers for cost-of-living allowances for the remuneration of public service staff working abroad (last issue - reporting discontinued)

Place-to-place index numbers, December 2023

Date: December 21, 2023 Fostering the coherence of Environmental-Economic Accounting and extending by Environmental Subsidies and Similar Transfers (ESST) and Potentially Environmentally Damaging Subsidies (PEDS) - Project report

Environmental subsidies and similar transfers are important economic instruments for achieving environmental policy objectives by incentivising environmentally beneficial behaviour and activities. As part of an Eurostat grant project, a reporting …

Press release No. 492 of 21 December 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in November 2023: expected increase of 1.0% on October 2023

On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 1.0% in November 2023 compared with October 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …

Date: December 21, 2023 Debt state of the public budget to the non-public sector

This on the subject: Debt state of the public budget to the non-public sector

Date: December 21, 2023 Preliminary debt

Tables on the subject: Preliminary debt of the municipalities/municipalities as of 30.06.2023

Date: December 21, 2023 Preliminary debt

Tables on the subject: Preliminary debt state of the countries on the 30.06.2023

Date: December 21, 2023 Preliminary debt

Tables on the subject : Preliminary debt state of the public overall budget to the non-public sector on the 30.06.2023

Press release No. 489 of 20 December 2023 Producer prices, November 2023: -7.9% on November 2022

The producer prices of industrial products were 7.9% lower in November 2023 than in November 2022. In October 2023, the year-on-year change rate was -11.0%. The development is still mainly attributable to a base effect caused by the high price level …

Press release No. 488 of 19 December 2023 Manufacturing in October 2023: stock of orders -0.6% on the previous month

The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was down 0.6% in October 2023 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The calendar adjusted stock …

Date: December 15, 2023 Parental allowance

Tables on the subject: Recipients in the 3rd Recipientsquarter of 2023, by sex, mode of receipt and Land (with or without allowance 'Plus')

Date: December 15, 2023 Social benefits - Parental allowance

Tables on the subject: Parental allowance - Completed periods of receipt by period of birth Länder, number of births, receipt of parental allowance by fathers, percentage share - Children born in the 2nd quarter 2021

Date: December 13, 2023 Quality Report - Consumer Price Index for Germany

As regards the consumer price index, price index series are provided for household final consumption expenditure in Germany in the form of totals and for individual aggregates. Year-on-year and month-on-month inflation rates are also available. …

Press release No. 475 of 13 December 2023 Exports to CIS countries (excluding Russia) rose by 30.0% from January to October 2023 compared with the same period a year earlier

An increase of German exports to the CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States, here: excluding Russia) has been observed since the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Goods to the value of 7.3 billion euros were exported from Germany to the …

Press release No. 474 of 12 December 2023 Mortality figures in November 2023 (+1%) around the median of the previous years

88,017 people died in Germany in November 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

Press release No. 473 of 12 December 2023 Wholesale prices in November 2023: -3.6% on November 2022

In November 2023, the selling prices in wholesale trade were 3.6% lower than in November 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the change on the previous year was -4.2% in October 2023 and -4.1% in September 2023. As in the …

Date: December 8, 2023 Population in households in buildings with residential space (excl. residential establishments) in 2022 by migrant background and average living floor space

Table on the subjec: Population in households in buildings with residential space (excl. residential establishments) in 2022 by migrant background and average living floor space

Press release No. 466 of 8 December 2023 CORRECTION: Inflation rate at +3.2% in November 2023

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +3.2% in November 2023. In October 2023, the inflation rate was +3.8%. The last time inflation was lower than in November 2023 was in June …

Press release No. 468 of 8 December 2023 Truck toll mileage index in November 2023: +1.3% on the previous month

The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways increased by 1.3% in November 2023 compared with October 2023, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility …

Press release No. 465 of 7 December 2023 Production in October 2023: -0.4% on the previous month

Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 0.4% in October 2023 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Production therefore …

Date: December 6, 2023 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2022 (Summary)

day of moving in or out or of changing housing status, old and new place of residence (municipality if the place of residence is in the domestic territory, country if the place of residence is abroad), housing status (main or sole residence), sex, …

Date: December 6, 2023 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2022

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Population Statistics Act, the following variables are continuously covered for migration
statistics:
- day of moving into the new dwelling or moving out of the old dwelling
- housing status (main or second residence)
…

Press release No. 463 of 6 December 2023 New orders in manufacturing in October 2023: -3.7% on the previous month

Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 3.7% in October 2023 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile three-month on …

Date: December 6, 2023 Key figures on the European food chain - 2023 edition

This publication provides a selection of recent data from the domains of agriculture and fisheries statistics, as well as the wider farm to fork chain. It offers facts and figures about farms, farmers, farm production and prices, the economic …

Date: December 5, 2023 Professionals from abroad - stay rates of international students and people with a Blue Card

Demographic change and the increasing skilled labour shortage have an impact on Germany’s economic development. For that reason, international students and university-educated professionals from non-EU countries are a focus of German migration and …

Press release No. 461 of 4 December 2023 Exports in October 2023: -0.2% on September 2023

In October 2023, German exports were down 0.2% and imports dropped 1.2% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with September 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased …

Press release No. 459 of 30 November 2023 Employment up slightly in October 2023

Roughly 46.1 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in October 2023. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 14,000 …

Date: November 30, 2023 Housing in Europe - 2023 interactive publication

This interactive publication shows figures on many different aspects of housing across Europe.