LinuxTag 2008 a success 4. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Messe Berlin, the appeal of the “LinuxTag 2008” which came to an end on Saturday in Berlin was even stronger than in previous years. In total almost 12.000 people from 31 countries attended this event for Linux and open source software which is the biggest of its kind in Europe. This corresponds …
Incoming orders to mechanical engineering up by 35 percent in April 3. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot The order intake by the German mechanical and plant engineering industry was up by 35% in real figures in April as compared to April 2007. The volume of orders received from within Germany increased by 19% in comparison with April last year. The demand from abroad, on the other hand, grew by 44%. These figures …
International aerospace exhibition reaches new record heights 2. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the organizers of the ILA international aerospace exhibition 2008 in Berlin which ended yesterday this year’s show was an immense crowd puller. Attendance reached about 250.000 people which is virtually the same record figure reached already two years ago. There were about 120.000 trade visitors – about 5000 more than in 2006 – …
Inflation rate in EU at 3.6% in May 2. June 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to estimates by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the annual inflation rate in the Eurozone reached 3.6% in May this year. Thus, inflation in Europe once more accelerated given that in April the grow rate had been 3.3% (revised). The estimates for May are based on data on prices already provided by some member …
Two thirds of all online-shoppers attach importance to seals of quality 31. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot Many consumers are sceptical when it comes to shopping on the internet. In contrast to shopping in the real world purchasers have difficulties in judging whether they can trust sellers. Therefore, it is not surprising that a survey by the GfK association for research of consumer habits revealed that to 63.3% of internet buyers a …
Most high-tech start-ups in Munich 31. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot The number of high-tech companies set up in 2007 was higher than in previous years. Their number increased by 4% as compared to the year 2006 and reached a total of 19,200. The reason for this is probably a particularly good economic development in the high-tech sector since in almost all other lines of industry …
Wholesale trade turnover up by 9.3% in April 30. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot Turnover generated by the German wholesale trade business grew significantly in April this year. It increased by 15.7% and 9.3% in nominal and real figures respectively as compared to April last year. In comparison with March 2008 it increased by 1.3% and 0.2% respectively after adjustments for calendar and season. These are the preliminary findings …
Job advertisements in print regain in importance 30. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot Employers currently find one in four new employees through newspaper job advertisements. This is the surprising finding of a survey carried out by the Institute for Labour Market and Profession Research (IAB). In the year 2004 when the demand for new staff was lacking only 20% of vacancies were filled through newspaper job ads.
Support for engineers facilitates their professional re-entry 29. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot In order to fight a lack of specialists in the field of mechanical engineering, electrical and information technology, the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) supports measures to improve the further training for engineers which due to family obligations did not work for a longer period of time. The new project called “return2job” will …
Import prices increased by 5.7% 29. May 2008 by Thomas Jannot In April 2008 import prices were 5.7% higher than in April last year. This was the same annual increase as in March. In comparison with March 2008 the prices for imports increased by 0.9%. Prices grew most for energy carriers (+36.1%) over the last year. Export prices were up by 2.2% in April as compared …