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 16 June 2025

• For the week of 9 June – 15 June (week 24) the WAI stands at − 0.4. The decrease was thus stronger than that in the preceding week (previously − 0.2).
• The index value indicates that trend-adjusted economic activity (measured by the WAI) in the 13 weeks up to 15 June was 0.4 % below activity in the preceding 13 weeks.
• The WAI-implied GDP growth rate for the last 13 weeks up to 15 June compared with the preceding 13 weeks is − 0.4 %.

Last week (week 23), the data for the pedestrian frequency indicator was missing. The WAI was now, including this data point, significantly revised upward. This week, all data is available.

The next update is scheduled for 23 June 2025.

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 Bundesbankor 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.