This page provides information about the standard XML formats for prudential returns as from reporting month December 2004. The lists below give all schemas needed to set up and validate XML files. Descriptions of the contents are included. If they have already been set, dates for test and live submissions are also shown.

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.

Monthly turnover data are available for industry and the retail trade sector. Quarterly time series are published for the services sector. The results for the retail trade are also included in the calculation of private consumption.