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Press release No. N 012 of 1 March 2023 In 2022, 87% of the imported photovoltaic power stations came from China
From Germany's perspective, China is by far the most important country of origin of photovoltaic power stations. Roughly 87% of the photovoltaic power stations imported to Germany in 2022 came from the People's Republic. The Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. N 037 of 21 June 2022 2.2 million photovoltaic power stations installed in Germany
Increasing numbers of enterprises and households use solar energy for electricity production. In March 2022, there were 2.2 million photovoltaic power systems installed on roofs or the ground, providing a total net capacity of 58,400 megawatts. The …
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Press release No. N 031 of 23 May 2022 Ticket prices in short-distance transport up 19% on 2015
In view of sharp rises in energy costs, the Federal Government intends to make public short-distance passenger transport more attractive by introducing a temporary 9-euro ticket. Significant rise in short-distance passenger transport prices since …
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Press release No. 114 of 11 March 2021 Value added tax reduction: nearly one fourth of households made additional purchases or made them earlier than planned
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) studied what effect the value added tax cut in force from 1 July to the end of 2020 and the child bonus paid in September and October 2020 had on private consumption. The Federal Government had adopted the …
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Press release No. 065 of 12 February 2021 Households spent an average of 1,500 euros on insurance services in 2019
Insurance expenditure impact many households especially at the beginning of a year when insurance premiums usually become due. Results of the continuous household budget surveys show how much households spend on insurance services. The Federal …
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Press release No. 428 of 29 October 2020 14% of the population affected by excessive housing costs in 2019
In 2019, 11.4 million people in Germany were living in households faced with excessive housing costs. They represented about 14% of the total population. A household is overburdened by housing costs if more than 40% of its disposable income is spent …
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Press release No. N 029 of 17 June 2020 Financial situation of students living alone: 37% of their income was based on second jobs in 2018
Babysitting, waiting tables or tutoring - most of these activities can currently not be performed or be performed only to a limited extent due to the corona pandemic restrictions. For many students who have lost their second/additional jobs it is …
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Press release No. 419 of 30 October 2019 Proportion of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Germany remains stable
In 2018, roughly 15.3 million people in Germany, or 18.7% of the country's population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the EU definition. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, based on results of the …
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Press release No. 015 of 14 January 2019 7% of the population live in overcrowded dwellings
The proportion of Germany's population living in overcrowded dwellings amounted to 7% in 2017. This means that the number of rooms of a household was too small compared to the number of people living in these rooms. The Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 482 of 11 December 2018 Proportion of households buying books down to 54%
20.2 million households in Germany bought books in 2017 (including e-books). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was 54% of all households. Ten years ago, the proportion of households that purchased books was 65% (23.4 …
