Direct economic link between Germany’s agriculture and food retail sectors ‘limited’, says HDE
Some 50 million purchase occasions take place in Germany‘s fresh food sector every day, a new report by Handelsverband Deutschland…
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Germany sees fastest upturn in export conditions since May 2024
Export conditions in Germany have hit a 17-month high, according to the latest Headline HCOB Germany PMI Export Conditions Index,…
Emigration from Germany to the United States down by close to a fifth this year
Emigration from Germany to the United States has fallen by 17.8% in the first nine months of 2025, compared to…
Women continue to be underrepresented in management roles in Germany
Just 29.1% of all management positions in Germany were held by women as of 2024, new data from the Federal…
One in fifteen German households were unable to keep their homes warm last year
Around one in every fifteen households (6.3%) in Germany were unable to keep their home adequately warm last year due…
Number of bookshops in Germany declines by nearly a quarter
As of 2023, there were just over 2,980 bookshops operating in Germany, a decline of nearly 24% over a five…
Public transport passenger numbers in Germany below pre-pandemic levels
Some 11.5 billion passengers travelled on local public transport networks across Germany last year, which is 2% lower than the…
Number of of Germans living to over 100 has risen by a quarter
As of the end of last year, there were 17,900 people aged 100 or older living in Germany, according to…
What EU country exported the most chemicals last year?
Germany exported €134 billion worth of chemicals to non-EU countries in 2024, the highest of any European Union member state,…
Germany’s HDE warns against increasing residential density in city centres
Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE), the German retail association, has expressed concern about the government’s plans to address housing shortages by increasing…