Statistisches Bundesamt http://www.destatis.de Newsfeed of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany de-de Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden 2012 http://www.destatis.de/iwms-static/images/portal/destatis-logo.gif http://www.destatis.de Statistisches Bundesamt web-admin@destatis.de Newspapers Government Site Builder 60 Turnover in main construction industry in May 2017: + 12.8% year on year https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_269_441.html As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in the main construction industry in May 2017 was up 12.8% compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. German exports in June 2017: +0.7% on June 2016 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_268_51.html Germany exported goods to the value of 107.2 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 84.9 billion euros in June 2017. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that German exports increased by 0.7% and imports by 3.6% in June 2017 year on year. Compared with May 2017, exports were up by a calendar and seasonally adjusted 2.8%, while imports were down by 4.5%. Meat production down 2.1% in the first half of 2017 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_267_413.html In the first six months of 2017, 4.0 million tonnes of meat were produced by commercial slaughterhouses in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that meat production declined by roughly 85,900 tonnes (–2.1%) compared with the first half of 2016. Production in June 2017: –1.1% seasonally adjusted on the previous month https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_266_421.html In June 2017, production in industry was down by 1.1% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and working day adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In May 2017, the corrected figure shows an increase of 1.2% from April 2017, thus confirming the provisional result published in the previous month. Number of school beginners up by 2.4% https://www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/InFocus/EducationResearchCulture/PrimarySchoolStarters_2016.html In the first Länder, school has started again after the summer holidays. By mid-September, hundreds of thousands of first graders will have had their first day at school.