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…
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Number 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…
Wholesale selling prices in Germany 0.7% higher in August
Wholesale selling prices saw an increase of 0.7% in Germany in August 2025, compared to the corresponding month a year…
Germany leads the way in tertiary education qualifications in STEM subjects
More than a third (34%) of Germans with a tertiary education qualification had a degree in one of the STEM…
Germany’s fiscal deficit narrowed in the first half of 2025
Germany reported a fiscal deficit of €28.9 billion in the first half of 2025, according to preliminary figures from the…
Number of cars on German roads rose slightly this year
The number of cars on German roads showed a slight increase at the beginning of this year, new data from…
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…
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 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…
More than a quarter of Germans work at weekends
Some 27% of Germans work at the weekend, at least occasionally, according to new data from the federal statistics office…