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Press release No. 019 of 15 January 2025 Gross domestic product down 0.2% in 2024
According to first calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the price adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.2% lower in 2024 than in the previous year. The decline in economic performance in Germany also amounted to 0.2% after …
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Press release No. 018 of 15 January 2025 Wholesale prices in December 2024: +0.1% on December 2023
The selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.1% higher in December 2024 than in December 2023. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was -0.6% in November 2024, and -0.8% in October 2024. The Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 017 of 14 January 2025 1.0 million deaths in 2024
In 2024, slightly more than 1.0 million people died in Germany, according to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of deaths therefore decreased by 2.5%, or roughly 25,500, compared with the previous year.
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Press release No. 008 of 9 January 2025 Production in November 2024: +1.5% on the previous month
Production in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was up 1.5% in November 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile …
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Press release No. 009 of 9 January 2025 Truck toll mileage index in December 2024: +0.5% on the previous month
The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways increased by 0.5% in December 2024 compared with November 2024, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility …
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Press release No. 006 of 9 January 2025 Exports in November 2024: +2.1% on October 2024
In November 2024, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with October 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports …
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Press release No. 005 of 8 January 2025 New orders in manufacturing in November 2024: -5.4% on the previous month
Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were down 5.4% in November 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are …
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Press release No. 003 of 7 January 2025 CORRECTION: Inflation rate of +2.6% expected in December 2024
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.6% in December 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 …
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Press release No. 002 of 3 January 2025 Employment in November 2024 slightly up on the previous month
Roughly 46.1 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in November 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 24,000 …
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Press release No. 001 of 2 January 2025 Number of persons in employment reaches new high in 2024
On an annual average, there were roughly 46.1 million persons in employment in 2024 whose place of employment was in Germany. This was the highest number of persons in employment since German unification in 1990. According to a first estimate of the …