Statistics about payments in Germany serve primarily as an important data source for establishing, managing and monitoring payment and securities settlement systems. In addition, statistics about the structure and scope of the payments are used in tandem with monetary statistical indicators for analysis at national and international levels.

The average inflation expectations of households in Germany for the next 12 months decreased by 0.2 percentage point in May to 3.4 %. They are thus still 0.7 percentage point above expectations from February 2026, before the outbreak of the war in Iran. In response to a qualitative question on inflation rate developments, the share of households expecting inflation rates to rise during the next 12 months declined by 4 percentage points on the previous month to 80 %. Average expectations for the inflation rate in three years’ time declined in May, dropping by 0.1 percentage point to 3.3 %. Expectations for the average over the next five years remained stable at 3.4 %.

The MFI interest rate statistics have been collected on a harmonised basis in the euro area since January 2003.They replaced the Bundesbank's interest rate statistics, which were discontinued at the end of the June 2003 reference month.