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Press release No. 163 of 8 May 2025 Exports in March 2025: +1.1% on February 2025
In March 2025, German exports were up 1.1% while imports were down 1.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2025. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased …
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Press release No. 164 of 8 May 2025 Truck toll mileage index in April 2025: -0.2% on the previous month
The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways decreased by 0.2% in April 2025 compared with March 2025, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …
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Press release No. 165 of 8 May 2025 Production in March 2025: +3.0% on the previous month
Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was up 3.0% in March 2025 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile three-month …
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Press release No. 162 of 7 May 2025 New orders in manufacturing in March 2025: +3.6% on the previous month
Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 3.6% in March 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. 159 of 30 April 2025 Inflation rate of +2.1% expected in April 2025
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.1% in April 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. 158 of 30 April 2025 Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2025 up 0.2% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the fourth quarter of 2024 - following adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations - after decreasing at the end of 2024 (-0.2% in the fourth quarter …
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Press release No. 155 of 30 April 2025 Import prices in March 2025: +2.1% on March 2024
Import prices were 2.1% higher in March 2025 compared with March 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +3.6% in February 2025, and +3.1% in January 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that …
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Press release No. 156 of 30 April 2025 Little movement in employment figures in March 2025
Roughly 45.7 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in March 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment was almost unchanged …
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Press release No. 149 of 17 April 2025 Producer prices in March 2025: -0.2% on March 2024
The producer prices of industrial products were 0.2% lower in March 2025 than in March 2024. In February 2025, the year-on-year change rate was +0.7%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in March 2025 dropped …
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Press release No. 147 of 17 April 2025 33 years of export surplus in trade with the United States
The threat by the United States to impose additional tariffs on goods from the European Union (EU) is partly due to the US government's critical stance on Europe's export surplus. With the largest national economy in the EU, Germany has indeed …