Corporate insolvencies rose by 10.3% in Germany last year
Local courts in Germany registered 24,064 corporate insolvency applications last year, representing a 10.3% increase compared to 2024, according to…
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Germany’s vegetable harvest reached a record high last year
The vegetable harvest in Germany reached a record high of 4.5 million tonnes last year, an increase of 8.1% compared…
Retail sales rose in Germany last year, says Destatis
Retail sales rose in Germany last year, by 2.7% in real terms and by 3.8% in nominal terms, according to…
Alcohol prices in Germany are amongst the lowest in Europe
Retail prices for alcoholic beverages in Germany are amongst the lowest in the European Union, at 14% below the EU…
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…