Consumer prices in Germany were up sharply at the start of the year, partly because households’ consumption behaviour has changed in certain areas during the coronavirus pandemic, as shown by an analysis in the current issue of the Monthly Report.

Am 5. April 2023 erließ der EZB-Rat die Leitlinie EZB/2023/8 zur Änderung der Leitlinie EZB/2019/7 über Inlandsgeschäfte zur Verwaltung von Aktiva und Passiva durch die nationalen Zentralbanken sowie den Beschluss EZB/2023/9 zur Änderung des Beschlusses EZB/2019/31 über die Verzinsung von Überschussreserven und bestimmten Einlagen.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €11.8 billion in August 2021, down €6.1 billion on the previous month’s level. While the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, saw a slight increase, the surplus in the goods account declined much more sharply.   

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €6.5 billion in May 2020, putting it €2.6 billion below its level in April.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €17.6 billion in July 2021, down €5.0 billion on the previous month’s level. Although the surplus in the goods account rose, the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise primary and secondary income as well as services, declined significantly.

In July, the surplus in the goods account increased by €1.1 billion on the month to €17.5 billion, with imports of goods contracting more sharply than exports.