The monthly report contains: Purchasing power parity theory as a concept for evaluating price competitiveness, Overall financial flows in 2003, Monetary policy under uncertainty.

The monthly report contains: Effects of eastward enlargement of the EU on the German economy, Economic conditions in Germany, The economic scene in Germany in spring 2004, Foreign trade and payments, Global and European setting, Monetary policy, capital markets and banking business, Public finances.

The monthly report contains: Recent developments in the corporate bond market, Credit risk transfer instruments: their use by German banks and aspects of financial stability, The significance of information and communication technology.

The monthly report contains: German balance of payments in 2003, Public finances in crisis - the causes and the need for action.

The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, The economic scene in Germany around the turn of 2003-04, Foreign trade and payments, Global and European setting, Monetary policy, capital markets and banking business, Public finances.

The monthly report contains: The euro and prices two years on, The new MFI interest rate statistics - methodology for collecting the German data, Payment system oversight - a contribution to the stability of the financial system and the efficiency of payment operations.

The monthly report contains: Report on the stability of the German financial system, Stress testing the German banking system.

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

The monthly report contains: Germany's competitive position and foreign trade within the euro area, Development and significance of education expenditure in Germany, The economic situation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany.

The monthly report contains: Approaches to the validation of internal rating systems, The performance of German credit institutions in 2002, Price indicators for the housing market.