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 web-admin@destatis.de Newspapers Government Site Builder 60 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_261_12511.html In 2016, the population with a migrant background reached a new record high for the fifth time in a row. Based on results of the microcensus, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that roughly 18.6 million people in Germany had a migrant background in 2016. This was a year-on-year rise of 8.5%, which was the highest increase since recording began in 2005. The exceptional increase was mainly attributable to the high level of immigration of foreigners, including people seeking refuge, in 2015 and 2016. https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/07/PE17_260_45212.html According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in June 2017 was in real terms 1.5% and in nominal terms 3.1% larger than that in June 2016. The number of days open for sale was 25 in June 2017 and 26 in June 2016.  https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/07/PE17_259_132.html In June 2017, roughly 44.2 million persons resident in Germany were in employment according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was a record high since German reunification. Compared with June 2016, the number of persons in employment increased by 657,000 or 1.5%. In the other months of the first half of 2017, the year-on-year growth rates had been 1.5%, too. Roughly 1.6 million people were unemployed in June 2017, 236,000 fewer than a year earlier. https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/07/PE17_258_611.html The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.7% in July 2017. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to increase by 0.4% on June 2017. https://www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/InFocus/IndustryManufacturing/GermanysCarIndustryKartell.html Attention focuses on Germany's car manufacturing industry these days as leading German carmakers are suspected of having operated a cartel. Germany is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. This is why the German car industry is so important to the country's economy.