In the first half of 2022, around 19,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €1 million were withdrawn from circulation in Germany. The number of counterfeits fell by 3.9% compared with the second half of 2021. This equates to five counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants.

In the first half of 2022, around 19,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €1 million were withdrawn from circulation in Germany. The number of counterfeits fell by 3.9% compared with the second half of 2021.

In the final quarter of 2021, economic output in Germany is likely to have declined slightly, the Bundesbank writes in its current Monthly Report. According to the Bank’s experts, this is primarily due to the resurgence of the pandemic. While gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.7% on the year in 2021 as a whole, this was not nearly enough to offset the sharp decline of the previous year, the Bank’s experts say. 

Die Parallelumlaufphase von Lats und Euro endete am 14. Januar 2014. Auf Lats lautende Banknoten und Münzen werden von der Latvijas Banka ohne zeitliche Befristung umgetauscht.

There was a steep rise economic output in Germany in the third quarter of 2021, the Bundesbank writes in its Monthly Report. Gross domestic product was up by 1.8%, therefore falling 1.1% short of its pre-crisis level in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Bundesbank’s experts expect that the economic recovery will probably take a breather in the fourth quarter. The Bundesbank takes a critical view of imposing a minimum wage of €12 per hour, which is an idea considered in the coalition talks. Inflation could temporarily rise to just under 6% in November.

Bargeld ist bezogen auf die Gesamtheit aller Einkäufe, wie zum Beispiel im Einzelhandel für den täglichen Bedarf, bei Dienstleistungen oder im Internethandel, im Durchschnitt das meistgenutzte Zahlungsmittel in Deutschland. Es wird diese Rolle voraussichtlich auch in Zukunft behalten. Dies geht aus der Studie „Zahlungsverhalten in Deutschland“ hervor, die heute von der Bundesbank in Frankfurt veröffentlicht wurde.