The German economy continues to be weak, according to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Output in the industrial sector and in construction got off to a sluggish start in the third quarter of 2024 and consumers are holding back on spending. From today’s perspective, real gross domestic product (GDP) could stagnate or decline again somewhat in the third quarter. However, the authors of the article are currently not expecting a recession in the sense of a significant, broad-based and persistent decline in economic output.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Juli 2024 einen Überschuss von 40 Mrd. € auf (nach
51 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

on the topic of Statistics of the banks' profit and loss accounts

Werden Banknoten oder Münzen mit Bargeldbearbeitungsmaschinen geprüft und anschließend wieder in Umlauf gebracht, sind diese Systeme aufgrund gesetzlicher Vorgaben meldepflichtig.

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.

German credit institutions’ performance improved significantly in 2023, according to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. At €48.7 billion, aggregate profit for the financial year before tax increased considerably, up by nearly 80% on the year. All categories of banks posted higher profits for the 2023 financial year than they had done in 2022. This development was driven in large part by the significant increase in net interest income resulting from the Eurosystem’s key interest rate hikes.