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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. 277 of 11 July 2023 Mortality figures in June 2023 close to the median of the previous years, at +2%
76,630 people died in Germany in June 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+2%). An examination of individual calendar weeks reveals, …
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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. 225 of 13 June 2023 Death figures in May 2023 4% above the median of previous years
81,114 people died in Germany in May 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 4%, or 2,758 cases, above the median of the years 2019 to 2022 for that month. Coinciding with flu waves, death figures …
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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. 203 of 25 May 2023 Gross domestic product: detailed economic performance results for the 1st quarter of 2023
The gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2023 on the fourth quarter of 2022 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that economic performance at the …
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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. 191 of 16 May 2023 Mortality figures in April 2023 (+1%) around the median of the previous years
83,503 people died in Germany in April 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+1%). Coinciding with a high incidence of respiratory …
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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. 181 of 11 May 2023 Study pathway 2022: transition rate to master’s degree course unchanged at 45%
45% of the 251,200 bachelor’s graduates from German higher education institutions who earned their degree in the 2020 examination year (2019/2020 winter semester and 2020 summer semester) had started a master’s programme in Germany by the 2021/2022 …
