Deficit in EU balance of current accounts reaches 23.7 billion Euros 12. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to estimates by Eurostat, the European Statistical Office, the EU27 registered a huge deficit in its balance of current accounts amounting to 23.7 billion Euros in the first quarter of 2008. Even though this result is better than in the first quarter of 2007 (then -30.4 billion Euros), it is significantly higher than in …
Biggest price increase in 26 years in German wholesale trade 11. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot In the period from May 2007 to May 2008 wholesale trade selling prices in Germany increased by 8.1%. According to the Federal Statistical Office, this is the highest annual inflation rate since February 1982. In April and March 2008 annual inflation had been 6.9% and 7.1% respectively. In comparison with April this year wholesale trade …
Germans prefer entrepreneurship without risks 10. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot The majority of Germans are fascinated by the idea of setting up their own businesses, but they shy away from taking action in this respect. This is the finding of a representative survey among more than thousand Germans conducted by the TNS Emnid polling firm.
Turnover in processing industry down in April 10. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot Turnover in the processing industry is decreasing. As was reported by the Federal Statistical Office, even though turnover increased in April this year as compared to April last year by 4.7% in real terms (following +4.1% in March), turnover in real terms after adjustments for season and calendar for the period between March 2008 and …
Exports up by 14 percent in April 9. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, German exports increased significantly in April. The volume of exported goods increased by 13.9% to 89.8 billion Euros in the period between April 2007 and April 2008. Imports grew by 11.7% and reached 71.0 billion Euros.
2008 record year for robotics and automation 6. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot Due to the high amount of incoming orders from within Germany and abroad, the German association for mechanical and plant engineering (VDMA) is forecasting a new record turnover amounting to 8.9 billion Euros in 2008. This would correspond to a growth of 9%. Already in 2007 turnover in Germany increased by 13% to 8.2 billion …
13 percent less insolvencies 6. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot The number of business insolvencies has once more decreased. According to the Federal Statistical Office, in the first quarter 2008 the number of companies going bankrupt amounted to 7,147 which is 12.6% less than in the year 2007. The number of private insolvencies which had strongly increased in recent years also fell significantly by 13.2% …
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GDP in Europe up by 0.8 percent 4. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the EU´s statistical office Eurostat, GDP in the Eurozone (EZ15) and in the EU27 increased by 0.8% in the first quarter 2008 as compared to the fourth quarter in 2007. In the fourth quarter 2007 the respective growth rates had been significantly smaller reaching +0.3% and +0.7% respectively.
Smoker booths protect non-smoking employees 4. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot Since the introduction of strict antismoking laws in Germany smoker booths have provided companies with the opportunity to give smokers a place where they can indulge in their habit inside a building. The question is which of these booths meet legal criteria and duly protect non-smokers from noxious smoke? Employers can now inform themselves in …