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Press release No. 173 of 30 April 2024 Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2024 up 0.2% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the fourth quarter of 2023 - following adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations - after falling at the end of 2023 (by a revised -0.5% in the …
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Press release No. 038 of 30 January 2024 Gross domestic product in the 4th quarter of 2023 down 0.3% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2023 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. After the German economy more or less stagnated in the first three …
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Press release No. 420 of 30 October 2023 Gross domestic product in the 3rd quarter of 2023 down 0.1% on the previous quarter
The gross domestic product (GDP) fell slightly by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the second quarter of 2023 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. In the second quarter of 2023, economic performance had …
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Press release No. 393 of 5 October 2023 Exports in August 2023: -1.2% on July 2023
In August 2023, German exports were down 1.2% and imports dropped 0.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by …
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Press release No. 347 of 4 September 2023 Exports in July 2023: -0.9% on June 2023
In July 2023, German exports were down 0.9% and imports were up 1.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with June 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 1.0% …
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Press release No. 335 of 23 August 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in July 2023: expected decrease of 2.9% on June 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) decreased by 2.9% in July 2023 compared with June 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 315 of 11 August 2023 German exports in first half of 2023: +3.3% on the same period a year earlier
Total German exports rose by 3.3% to 797.8 billion euros in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period a year earlier. Goods to the total value of 699.1 billion euros were imported to Germany in the first six months of 2023. This was a …
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Press release No. 306 of 3 August 2023 Exports in June 2023: +0.1% on May 2023
In June 2023, German exports were up 0.1% and imports were down 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with May 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 1.9% …
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Press release No. 299 of 28 July 2023 Gross domestic product stagnant in 2nd quarter of 2023
The gross domestic product (GDP) did not continue to fall (0.0%) in the 2nd quarter of 2023 compared with the 1st quarter of 2023 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. In the two previous quarters, German economic performance …
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Press release No. 286 of 20 July 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in June 2023: expected increase of 0.5% on May 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 0.5% in June 2023 compared with May 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 273 of 12 July 2023 Exports to the United States up 7.0% from January to May 2023 compared with the same period a year earlier
Goods to the value of 64.3 billion euros were exported from Germany to the United States in the period from January to May 2023. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that exports therefore rose by 7.0% compared with the same period a …
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Press release No. 261 of 4 July 2023 Exports in May 2023: -0.1% on April 2023
In May 2023, German exports were down 0.1% and imports were up 1.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with April 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports decreased by 0.7% …
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Press release No. 243 of 22 June 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in May 2023: expected increase of 1.0% on April 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 1.0% in May 2023 compared with April 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), …
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Press release No. 222 of 13 June 2023 Exports to CIS countries (excluding Russia) rose strongly from January to April 2023 compared with January to April 2021
A strong increase of German exports to the CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States, here: excluding Russia) has been observed since the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Goods to the value of 2.9 billion euros were exported to the CIS …
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Press release No. 215 of 5 June 2023 Exports in April 2023: +1.2% on March 2023
In April 2023, German exports were up 1.2% and imports were down 1.7% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with March 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 198 of 22 May 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in April 2023: expected decrease of 5.7% on March 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) declined by 5.7% in April 2023 compared with March 2023. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …
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Press release No. 182 of 12 May 2023 Trade with China in 1st quarter of 2023 down 10.5% year on year
The People's Republic of China was Germany’s most important trading partner again in the 1st quarter of 2023, but the volume of German trade (value of exports and imports) with China decreased by 10.5% to 64.7 billion euros from the same quarter of …
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Press release No. 177 of 8 May 2023 Production in March 2023: -3.4% on the previous month
In March 2023, production in industry in real terms was down by 3.4% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This decrease follows …
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Press release No. 173 of 4 May 2023 Exports in March 2023: -5.2% on February 2023
In March 2023, German exports were down by 5.2% and imports by 6.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with February 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 169 of 28 April 2023 Gross domestic product stagnant in 1st quarter of 2023
The gross domestic product (GDP) was unchanged (0.0%) in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations, after decreasing at the end of 2022 (by a revised -0.5% in the …
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Press release No. 157 of 20 April 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in March 2023: expected decline of 4.4% on February 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) dropped by 4.4% in March 2023 compared with February 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 151 of 17 April 2023 Household natural gas price up 16.2% in the second half year of 2022
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office, the average household price for natural gas was 9.34 cent per kilowatt-hour in the second half year 2022. The average household electricity price in the second half year 2022 was 34.96 cent per …
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Press release No. 146 of 13 April 2023 Imports from Russia down 91.0% in February 2023 on the same month a year earlier
Russia has become much less important for Germany's foreign trade since the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In February 2023, German imports from Russia were 91.0% lower than in February 2022. The Federal …
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Press release No. 141 of 6 April 2023 Production in February 2023: +2.0% on the previous month
In February 2023, production in industry in real terms was up by 2.0% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Revision of the …
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Press release No. 133 of 4 April 2023 Exports in February 2023: +4.0% on January 2023
In February 2023, German exports were up by 4.0% and imports by 4.6% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with January 2023. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports increased by …
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Press release No. 114 of 21 March 2023 Exports to non-EU countries in February 2023: expected increase of 5.2% on January 2023
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, German exports to countries outside the European Union (third countries) increased by 5.2% in February 2023 compared with January 2023. According to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 098 of 13 March 2023 Crude oil imports from Russia down to 3,500 tonnes in January 2023
After the second stage of the oil embargo had entered into force, only remaining quantities of crude oil were imported to Germany in January 2023 that had been exported from Russia to the European Union (EU) before the turn of the year. 3,500 tonnes …
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Press release No. 092 of 9 March 2023 Maritime transport in 2022: volume of goods loaded and unloaded down 3.2% on a year earlier
The volume of goods loaded and unloaded in German sea ports decreased by 3.2% in 2022 compared with the previous year. A total of 279.1 million tonnes of goods were loaded or unloaded. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the volume …
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Press release No. 088 of 8 March 2023 Production in January 2023: +3.5% on the previous month
In January 2023, production in industry in real terms was up by 3.5% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). A decrease of 2.4% (provisional …
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Press release No. 083 of 3 March 2023 Exports in January 2023: +2.1% on December 2022
In January 2023, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.4% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with December 2022. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports …
