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 First six months of 2017: number of people dying in road traffic accidents up 6.2% https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_289_46241.html 1,536 people died in traffic accidents on German roads in the first six months of 2017. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was an increase of 90 people, or 6.2%, on the first half of 2016. However, the number of persons injured was down 0.2% to roughly 183,900.  14% of persons in employment use public transport https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_288_12211.html In 2016, approximately 14% of all persons in employment regularly used public means of transport to get to work. On the basis of microcensus results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that their percentage share increased only slightly since 2000 (13%). 63.8 billion EUR of real property tax and trade tax in 2016 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_287_71231.html As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total real property tax and trade tax amounted to EUR 63.8 billion in 2016, which was a 8.2% increase from the preceding year. Cereals account for more than 50% of organic farming https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/08/PE17_286_411.html In 2016, the area cultivated with organic cereals was 243,000 hectares, which was more than half (51%) of the total arable area managed organically. Based on results of the farm structure survey, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the proportion of organic wheat production was the largest (37%; area: 90,500 hectares). Plants harvested green ranked second in organic farming (149,500 hectares), with legumes (for instance clover, lucerne) accounting for the largest part of the area (59%; 88,800 hectares). The 2016 farm structure survey for the first time collected detailed data on organic cropping and organic livestock breeding. 68% of the commuters in Germany use the car to get to work https://www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/InFocus/LabourMarket/Commuter.html Millions of people in Germany commute from home to work every day. The car is their main means of transport: in 2016, 68% of the commuters used a passenger car to travel to work. In 2000, this proportion was only slightly less at 67%.