Turnover in retail sale trade slightly down in EU 6. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot In March 2009 turnover generated by retail sale trade in the EU slightly fell as compared to February. In the Eurozone (EZ16) turnover decreased by 0.6 % and in the EU27 by 0.3%. In February the respective figures in comparison with January had been -0.3 % and -0.8 %. With regard to March last year …
One in five German businesses support universities 6. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot Germany’s businesses provide more support to universities than official statistical figures suggest. This was found out by the Institute for the German Economy (IW) in Cologne. The reason for this is the fact that in official statistical documents donations in kind such as equipment for laboratories or free-of-charge software licenses are not accounted for as …
German GDP to fall by 4.5 percent 5. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot German GDP is predicted to fall by about 4.5 % in the year 2009 and increase by 0.5% at the most in 2010, according to the spring forecast by the institute for the German economy (IW) in Cologne. More than 1,900 businesses from the whole of Germany took part in this IW survey.
Retail sale trade turnover down by 1.5 percent in March 5. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot In March 2009 German retail trade sale figures were down by 1.8% (nominally) and 1.5% (really) as compared to March 2008. In comparison with February 2009 turnover was down by 1.4% and 1.0% respectively after adjustment for season and calendar. Taking into account the first quarter 2009, turnover generated by the German retail sale trade …
Germans prefer telework to working in the office 4. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot For 72 % of German employees working from their home offices is either an imaginable alternative, a desire or has even become reality already. This is the finding of a survey carried out on behalf of the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM).
Collective wages up by 2.4 percent in 2008 4. May 2009 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, monthly collective wages increased by on average 2.4% in Germany in the period from January 2008 to January 2009. At the same time, consumer prices rose by 0.9%.
Consumer prices up by 0.7 percent in April 29. April 2009 by Thomas Jannot The German consumer price index increased by 0.7% in April 2009 as compared to April last year, but remained unchanged as compared to March this year. The reason for this annual increase is prices for heating oil and fuels which have been increasing since January this year. Currently these results are based on data made …
Less turnover generated by flat screen TVs 29. April 2009 by Thomas Jannot Demand for LCD and plasma TV sets is increasing despite the current economic crisis. This year the number of flat screen TVs sold is estimated to reach 7.1 million units which would be an increase by 7.4% as compared to last year. CRT-TVs have almost completely lost their importance. Sales of CRT-TVs halved to 300,000 …
Biggest drop in import prices in 22 years 28. April 2009 by Thomas Jannot Prices for imported goods were down by on average 7.1% in March this year as compared to March 2008. This was the biggest annual drop since April 1987. In February and January this year the annual changes had been -6.4 % and -5.4 % respectively. As compared to February 2009 the import price index fell …
Market for digital games growing by 17 percent 27. April 2009 by Thomas Jannot The German market for digital games grew by 16.9% to 2.68 billion Euros in turnover in 2008 which was about 4 percent more than predicted. In 2007 and 2008 this market had already grown by 29 % and 11 % respectively. For 2009 the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOMS) predict …