Press releases
Here is a list of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current press releases.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2019 Results of the financial accounts by sector
Households’ financial assets rose by €126 billion to around €6.5 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Valuation gains were the main reason for this increase. Households also increased their holdings of currency, deposits, investment fund shares and claims on insurance corporations.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2019 Results of the financial accounts by sector
The financial assets of households in Germany came to €6,302 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2019.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the second quarter of 2019 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the second quarter of 2019, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €6,237 billion. Compared with the previous quarter, this represents an increase of €95 billion, or 1.5%. The purely transaction-related increase in financial assets amounted to €65 billion.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2019 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the first quarter of 2019, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €6,170 billion.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €6,016 billion. Compared with the third quarter of 2018, this represents a decrease of just over €28 billion.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
Das Geldvermögen der privaten Haushalte in Deutschland lag zum Ende des dritten Quartals 2018 bei 6 053 Mrd €, womit es gegenüber dem zweiten Quartal um 76 Mrd € oder 1,3 % anstieg.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the second quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the second quarter of 2018, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €5,997 billion. Compared with the first quarter of 2018, this represents an increase of €80 billion or 1.4%. Investors continued to favour liquid investments as well as forms of investment that are perceived to be low risk – with inflows of €43 billion, currency and deposits saw the largest gains, and claims on insurance corporations also recorded significant inflows amounting to €18 billion.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
The financial assets of households in Germany stood at €5,875 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2018. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2017, this represents just a moderate increase of €14 billion, or 0.2%. In the first quarter, claims on insurance corporations grew in particular (€22 billion), followed by currency and deposits, which saw inflows totalling just under €15 billion.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2017 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of 2017, German households’ financial assets amounted to €5,857 billion, up by €78 billion, or 1.4%, on the third quarter of the year.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2017 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the third quarter of 2016, households' financial assets amounted to €5,478 billion; this figure was up by a considerable €76 billion (or 1.4%) from the second quarter of 2016.