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Here you find selected press releases in English. All other press releases can be found on our German website.

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Press release No. 292 of 8 August 2025 Truck toll mileage index in July 2025: +2.3% 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 2.3% in July 2025 compared with June 2025, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office (

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Press release No. 288 of 7 August 2025 Exports in June 2025: +0.8% on May 2025

In June 2025, German exports were up 0.8% and imports rose by 4.2% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with May 2025. Compared with June 2024, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports increased by 2.4% …

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Press release No. 289 of 7 August 2025 Production in June 2025: -1.9% on the previous month

Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 1.9% in June 2025 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Production in industry …

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Press release No. 287 of 6 August 2025 New orders in manufacturing in June 2025: -1.0% on the previous month

Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 1.0% in June 2025 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are excluded, …

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Press release No. 281 of 31 July 2025 Inflation rate of +2.0% expected in July 2025

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.0% in July 2025. The inflation rate is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the results available so far, the Federal …

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Press release No. 280 of 31 July 2025 Employment almost unchanged in June 2025

Roughly 45.9 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in June 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment therefore fell slightly by …

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Press release No. 279 of 31 July 2025 Import prices in June 2025: -1.4% on June 2024

Import prices were 1.4% lower in June 2025 than in June 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was -1.1% in May 2025, and
-0.4% in April 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that import prices …

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Press release No. 278 of 30 July 2025 Gross domestic product in the 2nd quarter of 2025 down 0.1% on the previous quarter

The gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the first quarter of 2025 - following adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations - after increasing at the start of 2025 (by a revised +0.3% in the …

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Press release No. 263 of 18 July 2025 Producer prices in June 2025: -1.3% on June 2024

The producer prices of industrial products were 1.3% lower in June 2025 than in June 2024. In May 2025, the year-on-year change rate was -1.2%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in June 2025 were up 0.1% …

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Press release No. 262 of 18 July 2025 Exports of new passenger cars in the first five months of 2025 up 1.1% year on year

Approximately 1.5 million new cars to the value of 57.9 billion euros were exported from Germany in the period January to May 2025. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of new cars exported was up 1.1% compared with the …