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 Germany's economy picked up speed and afforded the government a big surplus in 2015 - which will be put straight towards spending on refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/germanys-big-surplus-to-cover-costs-of-refugees Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:36:20 +0100 germanys-big-surplus-to-cover-costs-of-refugees The German economy posted firm growth for the third quarter, boosted by consumer spending which is fast becoming a cornerstone for German economic expansion, data published Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20151124/happy-shoppers-and-refugee-spending-boost-growth Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:20:55 +0100 happy-shoppers-and-refugee-spending-boost-growth Ex-communist east Germany has made major strides toward equality with the west in the 25 years since national reunification but its economy is far weaker and its population shrank dramatically, a report published Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150929/east-germany-still-lags-25-years-after-reunification Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:11:02 +0200 east-germany-still-lags-25-years-after-reunification The German economy, Europe's biggest, grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015, fractionally faster than in the preceding three months, but slightly short of analyst expectations, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150814/economy-grows-but-fails-to-match-hopes Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:50:32 +0200 economy-grows-but-fails-to-match-hopes German business confidence slipped fractionally from its previous high level in May, as the upturn in Europe's biggest economy continues, the Ifo economic institute said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150522/business-confidence-slack-as-growth-slows Fri, 22 May 2015 13:14:46 +0200 business-confidence-slack-as-growth-slows Germany's industrial output and its trade surplus were both hit by surprise falls in March, according to provisional figures published on Friday by the federal statistics office, Destatis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150508/surprise-falls-in-trade-surplus-and-industrial-output Fri, 08 May 2015 11:15:37 +0200 surprise-falls-in-trade-surplus-and-industrial-output The German economy, Europe's biggest, shrugged off global weakness to expand by a solid 1.5 percent in 2014, and could see growth accelerate this year, analysts said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150115/german-economy-grows-by-15-in-2014-data-destatis Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:44:00 +0100 german-economy-grows-by-15-in-2014-data-destatis New data released from the 2013 Microcensus showed that one in five Germans are from a migration background, Destatis announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141114/germany-is-an-immigration-country-stats Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:12:00 +0100 germany-is-an-immigration-country-stats The German family structure is changing, with nearly a third of every family no longer living in the "classic model" and big differences in what family looks like in the former East and West, statistics agency Destatis announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141020/single-parents-common-law-families-on-the-rise-microcensus-population Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:48:00 +0200 single-parents-common-law-families-on-the-rise-microcensus-population Women in Germany are still underrepresented in leadership jobs and among professors, a new government report said on Wednesday. They are also paid less and remain unlikely to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics. https://www.thelocal.de/20140730/equality-report-german-women-jobs Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:05:00 +0200 equality-report-german-women-jobs Inflation in Germany reached its lowest level for four years in May, with prices hardly rising in a year. Heating bills fell while food costs edged up slightly. https://www.thelocal.de/20140603/inflation-in-german-hits-four-year-low Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:48:00 +0200 inflation-in-german-hits-four-year-low Germany's average hourly labour cost was €31.70 in 2013, giving it the seventh highest rate among the 28 EU countries - and its costs are rising faster than the European average. https://www.thelocal.de/20140512/germany-has-eus-seventh-highest-labour-costs Mon, 12 May 2014 13:02:00 +0200 germany-has-eus-seventh-highest-labour-costs The rate of inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, fell to its lowest level in more than three years in March, official final data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140411/german-inflation-hits-three-year-low Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:08:00 +0200 german-inflation-hits-three-year-low Friday 13th may be deemed unlucky for some, but German statisticians have calculated it is safer than other Fridays if you are travelling on the country's roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20131213/germans-calculate-friday-13th-is-no-more-unlucky Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:04:00 +0100 germans-calculate-friday-13th-is-no-more-unlucky Germany on Monday began its first official census since the country reunified in 1990, with privacy advocates complaining the questions are excessively intrusive. https://www.thelocal.de/20110509/34889 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:03:00 +0200 34889 The number of foreigners living in Germany rose for the first time in five years in 2010, growing by about one percent, new data from the National Statistics Office (Destatis) revealed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110331/34093 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:17:00 +0200 34093 German salaries rose by an average of 1.4 percent last year after dipping by 0.4 percent in 2009, figures released on Thursday by the national statistics office (Destatis) showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20110203/32865 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:40:00 +0100 32865 Beer sales continued their slow decline in Germany last year, dropping another 2.9 percent with the average person drinking a sip or two over 100 litres of the liquid gold. https://www.thelocal.de/20110127/32713 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:53:00 +0100 32713 Germany's powerful export machine cranked into high gear in June, official data showed on Monday, likely driving growth across much of Europe as the continent's biggest economy thundered ahead. https://www.thelocal.de/20100809/29031 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:25:00 +0200 29031 Poland, Romania and the United States were the largest sources of immigration to Germany last year, which surged by six percent according to official figures. https://www.thelocal.de/20100526/27427 Wed, 26 May 2010 13:06:00 +0200 27427