Industrial Production in Germany decreased 1 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Germany Industrial Production Index Growth

• Germany Industrial production fell 1.0 % YoY in Sep 2025, following a drop of 3.7 % YoY in the previous month.
• Germany Industrial production index growth rate YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1959 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 1.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 30.0 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -25.4 % in Apr 2020.

CEIC calculates monthly Industrial Production Index Growth from monthly Industrial Production Index. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Industrial Production Index with base 2021=100. Industrial Production Index Growth prior to January 1992 is calculated from Industrial Production Index with base 2010=100 sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Industrial Production in Germany increased 1.30 percent in September of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Industrial Production MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Weekly Activity Index (WAI) for the German economy demonstrated significant volatility between January 2021 and August 2025. The index hit its lowest point at ***** percent during the 10th week of 2021, then surged dramatically to peak at **** percent in the 24th week of that year. Following this peak, the WAI declined substantially throughout the second half of 2021, though it recovered modestly to close the year at **** percent. The index faced another sharp decline in early 2022 and remained below zero until mid-2023. During 2024, the WAI exhibited pronounced fluctuations, trending upward in the first half of the year before reversing course in the second half. The pattern continued into 2025, with a gradual decrease persisting until approximately the 30th week, after which the index began to recover, reaching a value of **** percent in the 45th week of 2025. What is the weekly activity index? The weekly activity index (WAI) is a weekly index designed to measure real economic activity in Germany. It is calculated as a common component from various indicators, such as industrial output, GDP, electricity consumption, credit card payments, and other high-frequency indicators. Positive values in the index indicate above average growth in real economic activity, while negative values signal a decline in economic output.

As of October 2025, around ** percent of people in Germany thought that the economy was on a downturn. ** percent of people thought it is not changing that much,

Keywords; Search terms: historical time series; historical statistics; histat / HISTAT .

Abstract:

Quantitative analysis of growth trends and economic cycles of the German economy in the phase of early and high industrialization based on indicators in the form of longer time series.

Topics:

a) Proof of relevant different growth patterns within the national economy, determination of number and average length of the cycles of individual indicators as well as dating of the prevailing economic movement, insight into the connections between individual economic sectors;

b) creation of indicator time series for population, bankruptcies, agriculture, grocery business, cotton industry, mining, iron and steel industry, monetary and credit business.

Time Series (1820-1913) in the downloadsystem HISTAT:

• Germanys mean population;

• Birthrate, Marriage Rate, Death Rate;

• Insolvencies in the German Empire;

• Annual Average Bank Rate, Hamburg / Berlin (in %);

• Note Balance Sheets of German Financial Institutions and Banks at the End of the Year (in Mio. Mark);

• Crop Net Production of german Agriculture in Constant Prices of 1913 (in Mio. Mark);

• Wholsale Prices of Vegetable Food in the German Empire, Index, 1913=100, Constant Currency (in %);

• Consumption of Shugar (in 1000t);

• Wholsale Prices of Industrial Basic Matirials in the German Empire, Index, 1913=100, Constant Currency (in %.);

• Output of Prussian Black Coal Mining Förderungsmenge des preußischen Steinkohlebergbaus (in Mio. t );

• Chief Board of Mines district (Oberbergamtsbezirk) Dortmunts Labour Productivity of Black Coal Mining (in t/Mann);

• Hot Metal Production (in 1000t);

• Import Prices of shottisch Pig-Iron, Hamburg (in Mark/t);

• Gross-Investment of Germanys Cotton-Mills (in 1000 Mark);

• Spinning Margin of German Cotton-Mills (in Pfennig/kg);

• Yarn Production of German Cotton-Mills (in 1000t );

Germany: Industry value added, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 1204.05 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 1235.11 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 168.28 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1991 to 2024 is 840.04 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 522.64 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 1235.11 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023.

GDP from Manufacturing in Germany decreased to 165.94 EUR Billion in the third quarter of 2025 from 167.46 EUR Billion in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Gdp From Industrial Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Selected scientific publications. Publications of official statistics.

This data selection represents a thematic extract from the comprehensive study “The Growth of the German Economy since the mid-19th Century“ (“Das Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts”) from 1965 by Walter G. Hoffmann. The main objective of Hoffmann’s study is to work out statistical figures concerning the long-term development of the German national economy, as well as the individual fields of this subject area. In doing so, the time series shall enable the verification of various hypotheses concerning economic growth. This aim, however, can only be reached if such time series are based on comparable statistical, methodical, and content-related concepts, and if they are collected for a period with maximum length. Consequently, this data selection comprises more than 800 pages with 250 tables, featuring almost every time series between 1850 and 1960 that can be considered relevant for the economic development. Whenever necessary, these materials were completed by estimates. Moreover, the above-named analyses of long-term tendencies aim at creating a reference system for the numerous short-term changes occuring within most national economies in the course of a century. The special focus of Hoffman’s work lies on the visualisation of the gained materials as regards the raise, distribution, and use of the national income. The respective calculation is based on the two production factors of labour and capital and culminates in an overview of production. The calculation of the distribution, on the other hand, deals with the functional and individual, i.e. personal distribution of (earned and capital) income. In its turn, the calculation of use is divided into the sectors of private and public consumption, investment, and the national trade balance. Topics Timeseries Data available via the downloadsystem HISTAT Date excerpt: The Production of Industry and Handcraft (from the calculation of the raised income, ´Aufbringungsrechnung´). The following indices (1913 = 100) have been taken into consideration: - Procuction of Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Industry (´Steine und Erden´);- Metal Production;- Production of metalworking industry;- Production of chemicla industry;- Production of textile industry;- Production of leatherworking and clothing industry;- Production of food and luxury foodstuff industry;- Production of electric power stations and gasworks;- Total production of industry and handcraft.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Employment in Manufacturing in Germany (DISCONTINUED) (DEUPEFANA) from 1970 to 2012 about Germany, percent, manufacturing, and employment.

„The German institute for economic research published a study in 1954 which basically was already concluded nine years before. It is based on experiences the institute made during the war in a commissioned work first for the Reich´s ministry of economics and then for the planning department. A manuscript from that time has been preserved, that was mainly designed by the then chief of the industry department, Dr. Rolf Wafenführ… For a long time the study was considered as lost” (from the preface of Ferdinand Friedensburg, president of the German Institute for economic research, November 1954). During the invasion of the allied troops in Berlin the manuscript was taken by an American economic officer and later given to a small University in the United States. In this way it was possible to obtain again the draft of the original work and to prepare the publication. The original composition was brought in a systematic order and it was undergone by a critical scientific inspection. The investigation of Rolf Wagenführt pursues primarily a reporting task, “to show the up and down of the German industry production, especially of the defense production in the years from 1939 until 1945” (Wageführ, R., a. cit., S. 128). The work is divided in five sections. I. The German industry before the outbreak of the war; II. Peace like war economy 1939 until 1942; III. The Speer era; IV. The breakdown; V. Attempt of a preliminary valuation. The present work tries to show which industry forces were available for the belligerent German Empire, therefore the investigation considers always the relevant territory of the Empire. In addition, it was attempted whenever possible, to give an idea of the magnitude of important statistics for the narrower territory of the German Empire. The detailed statistics in the appendix are divides in six sections: (A) workforce; (B) investments; (C) raw and basic materials; (D) consumers goods; (E) defense production; (F) industry production all together. The particulars concerning the war production bear upon the production of “Großdeutschland” (Great Germany); which means that it also includes the production of the occupied territories. Chapters I. to IV. include data about the single periods of the Third Reich, that are shown in the tables G. –to– I.

Data tables in HISTAT: A.00 Changes in the territory of the German Reich (1938-1940) A.01Mobilisation of workforce in Germany (1939-1944) A.02 Employees in the German economy (1939-1944) A.03.1 Employees in the German Industry altogether: Prewar scope, Ostmark, Sudeten, old empire (1939-1944) A.03.2 Employees in the German industry, men: Prewar scope, Ostmark, Sudeten, old empire (1939-1944) A.03.3 Employees in the German industry, women: Prewar scope, Ostmark, Sudeten, old empire (1939-1944) A.04.1 Employees in the German industry (old empire) altogether: men and women, men, women (1939 – 1944) A.04.2 – A.4. Employees in the German industry (old empire) German, foreigners, prisoners of war, persons in military service, UK-provided: men and women, men, women (1939-1944) B. Investment activity (1938 – 1944) C. Raw and basic materials (1938 – 1944) D. Production of consumer goods (1938 – 1944) E. Defense production (1938 – 1944) F. Industry production altogether (1938 – 1944) G. The German industry until the breakout of the war (1928 – 1939) H. Peace like war economy (until the end of 1941) I. The Speer era and the breakdown (1941 - 1944/45)

Register of the tables in HISTAT: Statistics of the appendix (tables A.- F.) A. Workforce A.00 Changes in the territory of the German Empire (1938-1940) A.01 Mobilization of employers in Germany (1939-1944) A.02 Employees in the German economy (1939-1944) A.03.1a Employees in the German industry altogether: Prewar scope (1939-1944) A.03.1b Employees in the German industry altogether: Ostmark (1939-1944) A.03.1c Employees in the German industry altogether: Sudeten (1939-1944) A.03.1d Employees in the German industry altogether: Altreich (1939-1944) A.03. Employees in the German industry men: Prewar scope (1939-1944) A.03.2b Employees in the German industry men: Ostmark (1939-1944) A.03.2c Employees in the German industry men: Sudeten (1939-1944) A.03.2d Employees in the German industry men: Altreich (1939-1944) A.03.3a Employees in the German industry women: Prewar scope (1939-1944) A.03.3b Employees in the German industry women: Ostmark (1939-1944) A.03.3c Employees in the German industry women: Sudeten (1939-1944) ...

In 2024, Germany's real gross domestic product fell by around 0.5 percent compared to the previous year. Keeping it real Real gross domestic product is, by definition, a measure of the value of economic output adjusted for inflation. While nominal gross domestic product (GDP), often only referred to as gross domestic product, reflects the state of a country’s economy including everything produced by the inhabitants within the country, real GDP is a more precise measurement of economic growth since it takes price change into account. Germany’s race to the topGermany’s social market economy is one of the largest worldwide and continues to thrive. One of the strongest industries in Germany is car manufacturing: Several German vehicle manufacturers, like Daimler, Volkswagen, or BMW, are among the major global market players and have brought in billions of euros in revenue in the past years, fueling the economy for years to come.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Germany stagnated 0 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany GDP Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Germany DE: GDP: % of Manufacturing: Chemicals data was reported at 3.649 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.625 % for 2020. Germany DE: GDP: % of Manufacturing: Chemicals data is updated yearly, averaging 3.387 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.565 % in 2005 and a record low of 2.676 % in 2017. Germany DE: GDP: % of Manufacturing: Chemicals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Share of GDP. Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division D. Chemicals correspond to ISIC division 24.;United Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.;;

This data selection represents a thematic extract from the comprehensive study “The Growth of the German Economy since the mid-19th Century“ (“Das Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts”) from 1965 by Walter G. Hoffmann. The main objective of Hoffmann’s study is to work out statistical figures concerning the long-term development of the German national economy, as well as the individual fields of this subject area. In doing so, the time series shall enable the verification of various hypotheses concerning economic growth. This aim, however, can only be reached if such time series are based on comparable statistical, methodical, and content-related concepts, and if they are collected for a period with maximum length. Consequently, this data selection comprises more than 800 pages with 250 tables, featuring almost every time series between 1850 and 1960 that can be considered relevant for the economic development. Whenever necessary, these materials were completed by estimates. Moreover, the above-named analyses of long-term tendencies aim at creating a reference system for the numerous short-term changes occuring within most national economies in the course of a century.Here the special focus of Hoffman’s work lies on the visualisation of the gained materials as regards the raise, distribution, and use of the national income. The respective calculation is based on the two production factors of labour and capital and culminates in an overview of production. The calculation of the distribution, on the other hand, deals with the functional and individual, i.e. personal distribution of (earned and capital) income. In its turn, the calculation of use is divided into the sectors of private and public consumption, investment, and the national trade balance. Topics Timeseries data available via the downloadsystem HISTAT The chapter „the prices“ do not contain a general representation of price history, but summarises only the prices, which are necessary for computations in other parts of Hoffmann´s work, for example calculations of inflation and/or deflation of timeseries on the basis of price indices. Data excerpt: Prices(final expenditure compilation , the following factors have been taken into consideration): - Producer´s prices for crop products (1846-1959)- Producer´s prices for products from livestock farming (1850-1959)- Indices of producer´s prices of agricultural production (1850-1959)- Producer´s prices of agricultural and fishery products (1848-1959)- Price indices of investment goods (1850-1959)- Retailing consumer prices for crop products (1850-1959)- Retailing consumer prices for products from livestock farming (1850-1959)- Retailing consumer prices for products luxury foodstuffs (1850-1959)- Price indices of selected product-groups (1850-1913)- Price indices of selected product-groups (1925-1959)- Price indices of net national product at market prices (final expenditures compilation) (1850-1959)- Prices of official consumption (1925-1959)- Export-price indices: foodstuffs, luxury foodstuffs, basic materials, semi-finished goods (1880-1960)- Export-price indices: manufactured goods (1880-1960)- Import-price indices: foodstuffs, luxury foodstuffs (1872-1960)- Import-price indices: basic materials, semi-finished goods, manufactured goods (1872-1960)- Price indices of the balance of payments´ groups (1950-1959)

This data selection represents a thematic extract from the comprehensive study “The Growth of the German Economy since the mid-19th Century“ (“Das Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts”) from 1965 by Walter G. Hoffmann. The main objective of Hoffmann’s study is to work out statistical figures concerning the long-term development of the German national economy, as well as the individual fields of this subject area. In doing so, the time series shall enable the verification of various hypotheses concerning economic growth. This aim, however, can only be reached if such time series are based on comparable statistical, methodical, and content-related concepts, and if they are collected for a period with maximum length. Consequently, this data selection comprises more than 800 pages with 250 tables, featuring almost every time series between 1850 and 1960 that can be considered relevant for the economic development. Whenever necessary, these materials were completed by estimates. Moreover, the above-named analyses of long-term tendencies aim at creating a reference system for the numerous short-term changes occuring within most national economies in the course of a century. Here the special focus of Hoffman’s work lies on the visualisation of the gained materials as regards the raise, distribution, and use of the national income. The respective calculation is based on the two production factors of labour and capital and culminates in an overview of production. The calculation of the distribution, on the other hand, deals with the functional and individual, i.e. personal distribution of (earned and capital) income. In its turn, the calculation of use is divided into the sectors of private and public consumption, investment, and the national trade balance. Topics Timeseries date available via the downloadsystem HISTAT Data excerpt: Production in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (from the calculation of the raised income, the following factors have been taken into consideration: - the quantitative production of agriculture, – the production of agriculture in value terms, – the net production value and value creation of agriculture as calculated on the bases of price levels in the examined years, and of the prices of 1913.

Timeseries are downloadable via the online system HISTAT (www.histat.gesis.org).

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