The Bundesbank study on payment behaviour in Germany, which was published in 2009, showed that cash continues to be an extremely popular method of payment and that no significant changes in payment behaviour in Germany are expected in the short to medium term. There are essentially two ways of withdrawing that most important of payment instruments "cash" – namely from bank counters or from ATMs. This paper analyses the withdrawal behaviour of Germans based on place, amount and frequencies of withdrawal.

The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, The financial markets in Germany, Foreign trade and payments, The international and European setting, Public finances.

The monthly report contains: Reports from the Economic Research Centre, German enterprises’ earning and financing patterns, by form of business organisation, The long-term sustainability of public finance – an analysis based on generational accounting, International integration of German securities markets.

The March 2014 edition of the Monthly Report describes the shadow banking system in the euro area and its monetary policy implications. In addition, the German balance of payments in 2013 is reconsidered and it comments on the vulnerability to crises of the manufacturing enterprises in Germany.

The monthly report contains: The Eurosystem's monetary policy framework, German balance of payments in 2002, Macroeconomic aspects of share price developments, The development of production potential in Germany.

The monthly report contains: Appendix – Discussing the growth and prosperity gap between the United States and the euro area, Economic conditions in Germany, Financial markets in Germany, Foreign trade and payments, The international and European setting, Public finance, Seventh Act amending the Bundesbank Act.