In March, households expected an average increase in their monthly net household income of around €50 over the next 12 months. Expectations are thus somewhat below those in February (€60). In addition, expectations vary significantly when broken down by factors such as household income, gender and age group. The median remained constant at €125. This can be explained by the fact that a large share of households have considered income growth of between €0 and €250 to be most likely each month since this survey was launched.

Information on issuance by monetary financial institutions ("securities issues") and securities held by the domestic sectors ("securities holdings").

General government debt in Germany increased by €144 billion in 2025 to €2.84 trillion. Central government debt, including its off-budget entities, grew by €107 billion. The debt ratio, meaning the ratio of debt to nominal gross domestic product (GDP), rose by 1.3 percentage points to 63.5 %.

The Deutsche Bundesbank will use your personal information in compliance with data protection regulations and has appointed a Data Protection Officer pursuant to the Federal Data Protection Act.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute die Ergebnisse ihrer Prüfungen der Aktiva-Qualität (Asset Quality Reviews – AQRs) der LBS Landesbausparkasse Süd (LBS Süd) und der Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG (Wüstenrot) veröffentlicht.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Gesamtjahr 2025 einen Überschuss von 276 Mrd € auf (1,7 % des
BIP im Euroraum), verglichen mit einem Überschuss von 416 Mrd € (2,7 % des BIP) ein Jahr
zuvor.

Information on JDemetra+, a software product developed for the seasonal adjustment of time series