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Press release No. 210 of 28 May 2024 Wholesale prices in April 2024: -1.8% on April 2023
In April 2024, the selling prices in wholesale trade were 1.8% lower than in April 2023. This is the first up-to-date monthly result following the rebasing of wholesale selling prices to the new base year 2021 (only in German). In March 2024, the …
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Press release No. 205 of 24 May 2024 Gross domestic product: detailed results on economic performance in the 1st quarter of 2024
The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.2% in the 1st quarter of 2024 compared with the 4th quarter of 2023 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this confirms the …
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Press release No. 201 of 23 May 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in April 2024: expected increase of 3.7% on March 2024
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 3.7% in April 2024 compared with March 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 198 of 21 May 2024 Stock of orders in manufacturing in March 2024: -0.4% on the previous month
The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was down 0.4% in March 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The calendar adjusted stock …
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Press release No. 197 of 21 May 2024 Producer prices in April 2024: -3.3% on April 2023
The producer prices of industrial products were 3.3% lower in April 2024 than in April 2023. In March, the year-on-year change rate was -2.9%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in April 2024 were up 0.2% on …
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Press release No. 193 of 17 May 2024
China only second most important trading partner of Germany in 1st quarter of 2024
As imports from the People's Republic of China declined considerably, Germany’s most important trading partner of many years ranked only second in the list of Germany’s major trading partners in the 1st quarter of 2024. The Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 191 of 14 May 2024 Mortality figures in April 2024: 6% below the median of previous years
79,206 people died in Germany in April 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 6% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. In February 2024, death figures were still above the …
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Press release No. 188 of 14 May 2024 Inflation rate at +2.2% in April 2024
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.2% in April 2024. It also stood at +2.2% in March 2024, while in February 2024 the rate of change was +2.5%. “The rate of inflation has …
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Press release No. 182 of 10 May 2024 CORRECTION: Production in March 2024:-0.4% on the previous month
Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 0.4% in March 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile three-month on …
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Press release No. 183 of 8 May 2024 Truck toll mileage index in April 2024: +0.9% 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 0.9% in April 2024 compared with March 2024, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …