The weekly activity index (WAI) is an index designed to measure real economic activity in Germany in a timely manner. The index is based on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly indicators for the German economy.

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is the key measure of price stability in the euro area. The Bundesbank provides inflation data for Germany which are important for monetary policy purposes.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

Access for managing collateral account used for other purposes.

To collateralise all credit operations, the Eurosystem requires counterparties to provide adequate eligible assets in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Assets need to fulfil a number of criteria to be accepted as eligible collateral by the Eurosystem. 

Verfahren für Geschäftspartnern zur Nutzung von Kreditforderungen als notenbankfähige Sicherheiten.

The Bundesbank has a dedicated credit assessment system to assess the credit quality of debtors of non-marketable assets. Credit assessment goes back a long way at the Bundesbank. Counterparties can use the Bank's credit assessment to determine an enterprise's or debtor's eligibility in the context of their monetary policy operations.

If you have any general queries concerning the external reporting system or you are calling from a mobile network, please contact one of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s four Service Centres (SC) for External Sector Audits / Reporting Queries. The adjacent map shows which region each service centre is responsible for.

Market risk is the risk of losses in on- and off-balance sheet risk positions arising from movements in market prices. Under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), credit institutions are required to hold own funds for market risk to cover foreign exchange risk and commodities risk in their non-trading and trading books as well as position risk (risk of positions in debt and equity instruments) in their trading book. They can use either the standardised approach or internal risk models to calculate their market risk.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank trauert um Julia Dingwort-Nusseck. Die frühere Präsidentin der Landeszentralbank Niedersachsen und erste Frau im Zentralbankrat der Deutschen Bundesbank ist am 7. Juni 2025 im Alter von 103 Jahren verstorben.

The labour cost index measures developments in labour costs per man-hour worked and is harmonised across Europe. It indicates from a cost perspective the risks to price stability and contributes to the location and competition analyses in a European comparison.

The Deutsche Bundesbank maintains the collateral accounts required for posting monetary policy collateral for its monetary policy counterparties. It is therefore involved in the implementation of the Eurosystem’s operational monetary policy at a central point.

With MACCs, the Deutsche Bundesbank offers its counterparties a modern and customer-friendly way to use credit claims as eligible collateral.