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Press release No. N058 of 1 October 2021 Covid-19 crisis has similar consequences for the economic branches in eastern and western
The consequences of the Covid-19 crisis were similarly severe for the economy in eastern and western Germany. Although there actually were regional differences in individual economic branches and sectors, the overall picture is rather consistent, as …
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Press release No. 344 of 12 July 2021 “Coronavirus data for Germany”: new data are online now
The significance of timely data and statistics - providing information on the current 7-day incidence through to coronavirus regulations in an administrative district - has again increased substantially since the beginning of the coronavirus …
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Press release No. 184 of 13 April 2021 Mobility declined less at Easter 2021 compared to Easter 2020
People in Germany travelled more during Easter in the second year of the coronavirus pandemic than at Easter 2020. This is shown by a special evaluation of experimental data carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) to represent …
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Press release No. 137 of 18 March 2021 Despite easing of corona restrictions: mobility down in the first half of March 2021
Mobility in Germany in the first half of March 2021 (Weeks 9 and 10 from 1 to 14 March) was by 13% below the pre-crisis level of March 2019. This means that the upward trend recorded in the second half of February 2021 (15 to 26 February), when …
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Press release No. 113 of 10 March 2021 Risks of poverty have become further entrenched in Germany
People who have fallen below the poverty line in Germany are more likely to remain poor for a longer time. People permanently at risk of poverty account for 44% of all poor people. That proportion is more than twice as high as it was in 1998. In …
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Press release No. 100 of 4 March 2021 Mobility in the second half of February 2021 approaching pre-crisis level
Mobility in Germany in the second half of February 2021 (15 to 26 February) came close to the pre-crisis level. The mobility of the population in the first two weeks of February (1 to 14 February 2021) was 19% below the pre-crisis level of February …
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Press release No. 073 of 18 February 2021 Mobility in the first half of February 2021 lower than in January
Mobility in Germany in the first half of February 2021 (Weeks 5 and 6 from 1 to 14 February) was by 19% below the pre-crisis level of February 2019. This means that the decrease in mobility was larger than in January when it had been -14%. This is …
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Press release No. 050 of 4 February 2021 Mobility in the second half of January higher than at the beginning of 2021
Mobility in Germany increased in the second half of January 2021 (weeks 3 and 4 from 18 to 31 January) compared with the first half of the month. However, mobility (national average) in week 3 was 11.5% and in week 4 10.6% below the pre-crisis level …
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Press release No. 030 of 21 January 2021 Travel over longer distances down markedly in the first half of January 2021
In the first week of January 2021, mobility in Germany fell by 19.1% compared with the average recorded for January in the pre-crisis year of 2019. This was shown by an ad hoc evaluation of experimental data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …
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Press release No. 013 of 7 January 2021 Coronavirus pandemic: mobility decreased strongly at Christmas and on New Year’s Eve 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the current restrictions to contain new infections, many people in Germany spent the Christmas holidays and New Year’s Eve 2020 in a different way than usual. A special evaluation of experimental mobility data of …
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Press release No. 520 of 21 December 2020 Coronavirus pandemic: Mobility down 11% on 16 December 2020 on a year earlier
Compared with the previous year, average mobility in Germany was down 11% on 16 December 2020, the first day of the so-called hard lockdown in the country to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. This was shown by an ad hoc evaluation of experimental data …
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Press release No. 509 of 15 December 2020 Dashboard Germany: new data portal is online now
The “Dashboard Germany“ is now online: the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) provides highly up-to-date information on the economy, finance, health and mobility on this interactive portal. The Dashboard, which was developed on behalf of the …
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Press release No. 479 of 3 December 2020 Coronavirus pandemic: mobility down 8.5% in November 2020 on a year earlier
Average mobility in Germany fell by 8.5% in November 2020 on the same month of the preceding year. This is shown by a special evaluation of experimental data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) one month after the partial lockdown to contain …
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Press release No. 459 of 18 November 2020 Coronavirus pandemic: mobility of the population continues to decrease
In the second week after the partial lockdown to contain the corona pandemic came into effect, average mobility in Germany went down another 2.6% from the previous week (Week 46, 2020 as compared with Week 45). An ad-hoc evaluation of experimental …
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Press release No. 453 of 12 November 2020 Coronavirus pandemic: population’s mobility decreases for the first time since June 2020
In the week when the new restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic took effect in Germany, average mobility fell by 4.7% in towns and districts as a whole, compared with the previous week. An ad-hoc evaluation of experimental data by …
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Press release No. 441 of 6 November 2020 Ad-hoc evaluation shows mobility in coronavirus hotspots
As the number of COVID-19 cases is rising rapidly, a large part of all administrative districts and towns not attached to an administrative district in Germany have crossed the critical threshold of more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants …
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Press release No. 426 of 28 October 2020 Ad-hoc evaluation shows mobility in coronavirus hotspots
As the number of COVID-19 cases is rising rapidly, many regions of Germany are crossing the critical threshold of more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within the previous seven days. An ad-hoc evaluation of experimental data by the …
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Press release No. N 066 of 22 October 2020 Pharmacies in times of corona: turnover up 3.8% in August 2020 compared with the previous month
Whether medicines, anti-flu remedies or cosmetic products - pharmacies are a central component of out-patient health care for the population. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the turnover of …
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Press release No. 421 of 21 October 2020 Mobility going down in coronavirus hotspots
As the number of COVID-19 cases is rising rapidly, many regions of Germany are crossing the critical threshold of more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within the previous seven days. An ad-hoc evaluation of experimental data by the …
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Press release No. N 063 of 5 October 2020 Department stores in the crisis: turnover down 2.4% in August 2020 compared with a year earlier
While the dynamic online and mail order business recorded additional increases in turnover due to the corona crisis, the pandemic further aggravated the economic situation of the traditional department stores. Based on provisional figures, the …
