The weekly activity index (WAI) is an index designed to measure real economic activity in Germany in a timely manner. The index is based on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly indicators for the German economy.

Update as of 25 September 2023

• For the week of 18 – 24 September (week 38) the WAI stands at -0.1. Thereby it indicates a decrease compared to the sideways movement a week earlier.
• The index value indicates that trend-adjusted economic activity (measured by the WAI) in the 13 weeks up to 24 September was 0.1% below activity in the preceding 13 weeks.
• The WAI-implied GDP growth rate for the last 13 weeks up to 24 September compared with the preceding 13 weeks is 0.2%.

The next update is scheduled for 2 October 2023.

Note 

The WAI is still a work in progress; it is constantly undergoing revision and, when necessary, adjusted (see Methodology). The WAI is not an official forecast of the Deutsche Bundesbank or the Eurosystem.

Citation

Please cite this report as follows: 
Eraslan, S. and T. Götz (2020), An unconventional weekly economic activity index for Germany, Deutsche Bundesbank Technical Paper, 02/2020. Data retrieved from www.bundesbank.de/wai.