Over two fifths of German economists view new federal government as ‘negative’
Some 42% of German economists view the country’s new federal government as either ‘rather negative’ (30%) or ‘very negative’ (12%),…
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Germans took more private and business trips last year
Germans took some 277 million private and business trips involving at least one overnight stay last year, a new record…
Beer production across the EU rose 0.6% last year
Beer production across the European Union totalled 34.7 billion litres in 2024, of which 32.7 million litres contained at least…
Germany’s wholesale sector sees improvement in business climate
The German wholesale sector reported a slight improvement in business climate in June 2024, according to new data from the…
Shoplifting impacted German retail sector by €3 billion last year
Shoplifting set a new record in Germany last year, with goods worth almost €3 billion being stolen, according to the…
Germans work 40.2 hours per week, on average
Full-time employees in Germany worked an average of 40.2 hours per week in 2024, in line with the EU average…
Germany sees fastest rise in overseas export orders since February 2022
The German manufacturing sector saw a ‘marginal upturn’ in export conditions in May, according to the latest HCOB Germany Manufacturing…
Consumer sentiment in Germany ‘improving’, says HDE
Consumer sentiment is ‘improving’ in Germany, and rising at the fastest rate since last summer, according to the latest consumer…
Champions League final to generate ‘significant’ economic boost for Munich
Munich hosts the UEFA Champions League final on 31 May, with the event, pitting Paris Saint-Germain against Inter Milan, set…
Germany recorded a €17.7 billion trade surplus with the US in Q1 2025
Germany recorded a trade surplus of €17.7 billion with the United States in the first quarter of 2025, continuing a…