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Press release No. 229 of 13 June 2024 Wholesale prices in May 2024: -0.7% on May 2023
The selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.7% lower in May 2024 than in May 2023. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was -1.8% in April 2024, and -2.6% in March. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports …
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Press release No. 227 of 12 June 2024 Inflation rate at +2.4% in May 2024
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.4% in May 2024. The rate of change was +2.2% in both April and March 2024. "The inflation rate is slightly up again, mainly due to the …
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Press release No. 226 of 11 June 2024 Mortality figures in May 2024: 1% below the median of previous years
80,643 people died in Germany in May 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 1% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. After the seasonal flu wave abated in March 2024, …
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Press release No. 224 of 7 June 2024 Truck toll mileage index in May 2024: -1.0% 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 1.0% in May 2024 compared with April 2024, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …
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Press release No. 222 of 7 June 2024 Production in April 2024: -0.1% on the previous month
Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 0.1% in April 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). A three-month on three-month …
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Press release No. 221 of 7 June 2024 Exports in April 2024: +1.6% on March 2024
In April 2024, German exports were up 1.6% and imports rose by 2.0% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with March 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by 1.9% …
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Press release No. 220 of 6 June 2024 New orders in manufacturing in April 2024: -0.2% on the previous month
Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 0.2% in April 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The three-month on three-month …
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Press release No. 217 of 4 June 2024 Number of persons in employment continued to increase in April 2024
Roughly 45.8 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in April 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose by 25,000 (+0.1%) on …
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Press release No. 214 of 31 May 2024 Import prices in April 2024: -1.7% on April 2023
Import prices were 1.7% lower in April 2024 compared with April 2023. The year-on-year rate of change was -3.6% in March 2024, and -4.9% in February 2024. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that import prices in April 2024 rose by …
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Press release No. 213 of 29 May 2024 Inflation rate of +2.4% expected in May 2024
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.4% in May 2024. 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 …