https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Per capita, Germans throw 226.5 kilograms of packaging away each year - a record high. A new report looks at the reasons behind the rise. https://www.thelocal.de/20191118/germans-produce-more-packaging-waste-than-ever-before Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:42:11 +0100 germans-produce-more-packaging-waste-than-ever-before Four German cities - Saarbrücken, Erfurt, Dresden and Chemnitz - have the highest amphetamine consumption of anywhere in Europe, while cocaine and MDMA usage is on the rise in Dortmund and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190320/germany-is-europes-drug-capital-sewage-system-research-reveals Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:28:37 +0100 germany-is-europes-drug-capital-sewage-system-research-reveals March 15th is World Consumer Day and Germans are no exception when it comes to buying things. Last year consumer spending in Germany saw its sharpest increase since 1994, reported the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180315/germany-last-year-saw-biggest-growth-in-consumer-spending Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:42:49 +0100 germany-last-year-saw-biggest-growth-in-consumer-spending A rainy, mild summer lacking big sporting events to booze along to has put Germans off their world-famous beer, official data showed Monday, as consumption slipped in the first nine months. https://www.thelocal.de/20171030/rainy-football-free-summer-dampens-german-thirst-for-the-amber-brew Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:52:45 +0100 rainy-football-free-summer-dampens-german-thirst-for-the-amber-brew The German government upgraded its economic forecast for 2017 slightly Wednesday, saying that strong domestic consumption would increase growth and bring down its much-criticised trade surplus. https://www.thelocal.de/20170426/germany-claims-it-is-finally-bringing-down-large-trade-surplus Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:57:32 +0200 germany-claims-it-is-finally-bringing-down-large-trade-surplus There are 32,000 species of animal, plant and mushroom life native to Germany. Due to intensive farming methods, one in every three of these is endangered, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20161028/every-third-species-in-germany-endangered-wwf Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:21:35 +0200 every-third-species-in-germany-endangered-wwf Germany kept unemployment at historic lows in April as the recovery in Europe's biggest economy remains on track, unfazed by global uncertainties and a huge influx of refugees, data showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/unemployment-sticks-at-historic-low-despite-growth-fears Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:09:32 +0200 unemployment-sticks-at-historic-low-despite-growth-fears Consumer confidence in Germany is beginning to be dampened slightly by the uncertainty surrounding Greece, a poll found on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150625/greece-scares-consumers-into-shyness Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:33:30 +0200 greece-scares-consumers-into-shyness Consumer confidence in Germany is at its highest in 13.5 years, as the positive economic outlook and low inflation persuade consumers to open their purses, a poll found on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150527/german-public-are-shopping-with-confidence Wed, 27 May 2015 10:16:53 +0200 german-public-are-shopping-with-confidence Inflation in Germany crept higher in March, driven by rebounding energy prices, preliminary data showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150330/energy-prices-drive-return-to-inflation Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:17:03 +0200 energy-prices-drive-return-to-inflation Beer, chocolate, car keys! Lock them all away, say Germans, who more than half say they partake in Lent, the seven-week fasting period before Easter, but more for health rather than religious reasons. https://www.thelocal.de/20150218/germany-and-the-seven-deadly-sins Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:45:40 +0100 germany-and-the-seven-deadly-sins New figures released Friday by federal statistics office Destatis are numbers breweries can drink to, as German beer consumption saw its first year-on-year rise since 2006. https://www.thelocal.de/20150130/prost-german-beer-sales-see-first-gain-in-8-years Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:40:00 +0100 prost-german-beer-sales-see-first-gain-in-8-years Retail sales in Germany rose in March but not by enough to offset the declines seen in the preceding two months, official data showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120430/42255 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:40:00 +0200 42255 German consumer prices rose by a meagre 0.1 percent in June compared with the same month in 2008, but a threat of deflation appeared to be easing, provisional official figures released on Friday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20090626/20215 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:55:00 +0200 20215