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Press release No. 289 of 30 July 2024 Gross domestic product in the 2nd quarter of 2024 down 0.1% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the first quarter of 2024 - following adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations - after increasing slightly at the start of 2024 (+0.2% in the …
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Press release No. 283 of 22 July 2024 Exports to non-EU countries in June 2024: expected decrease of 2.6% on May 2024
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) were down 2.6% in June 2024 compared with May 2024. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 279 of 19 July 2024 Producer prices in June 2024: -1.6% on June 2023
The producer prices of industrial products were 1.6% lower in June 2024 than in June 2023. In May 2024, the year-on-year change rate was -2.2%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that producer prices in June 2024 were up 0.2% on …
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Press release No. 277 of 18 July 2024 20 years of EU eastern enlargement: Poland and Czechia among Germany's top ten trading partners
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Hungary and Cyprus acceded to the European Union (EU) and the common economic area on 1 May 2004. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that trade with the ten …
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Press release No. 276 of 17 July 2024 Stock of orders in manufacturing in May 2024: -0.4% on the previous month
The real (price adjusted) stock of orders in manufacturing was down 0.4% in May 2024 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The calendar adjusted stock of …
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Press release No. 274 of 17 July 2024 Fertility rate down to 1.35 children per woman in 2023
692,989 babies were born in Germany in 2023. This represented a drop of 45,830, or 6%, compared with 2022 (738,819 newborns). 2013 was the last year in which fewer children (682,069) were born in Germany than in 2023. The Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 272 of 12 July 2024 Wholesale prices in June 2024: -0.6% on June 2023
In June 2024, the selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.6% lower than in June 2023. The year-on-year rate of change was -0.7% in May 2024, and -1.8% in April 2024. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that wholesale prices in …
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Press release No. 266 of 11 July 2024 Inflation rate at +2.2% in June 2024
The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.2% in June 2024. In May 2024, the rate of change was +2.4%, and +2.2% in both April and March 2024. “Energy and food prices have had a …
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Press release No. 264 of 9 July 2024 Mortality figures in June 2024 around the median of the previous years
77,812 people died in Germany in June 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+1%). In the first half of the month, mortality figures …
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Press release No. 263 of 9 July 2024 Truck toll mileage index in June 2024: -0.1% on the previous month
The mileage covered by trucks with four or more axles, which are subject to toll charges, on German motorways decreased by 0.1% in June 2024 compared with May 2024, after calendar and seasonal adjustment. The Federal Logistics and Mobility Office …