Wiesbaden – November 03, 2026 -- German producers made 7.42 billion liters of sugary soft drinks in 2025, 4.1% less than the almost 7.74 billion liters of 2024, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Output of calorie-reduced light drinks and mineral water rose over the same period, as the federal government plans to introduce a levy on sugary beverages.

Wiesbaden – October 30, 2026 -- Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will publish four datasets on Thursday, 5 November 2026, led by September manufacturing orders and turnover, and will follow on Friday, 6 November with the September production index.

Thursday brings manufacturing, services and labour cost data

Release No. 385 covers manufacturing orders and turnover for September 2026. Destatis will also publish services turnover for August 2026 (No. 387) and the labour cost survey for 2024 (No. 388).

WIESBADEN – October 29, 2026 -- Integrated municipal debt in Germany rose 9.9% over the course of 2025 to €378.9 billion, or €4,907 per capita, according to a model calculation by the Federal and State Statistical Offices published by Destatis. The increase compares with 6.3% in the previous year.

The measure includes debt of municipal core budgets, off-budget entities and other public funds, institutions and companies in which municipalities hold direct or indirect stakes. Only debt owed to the non-public sector, such as banks and private companies, is counted.

Wiesbaden – September 12, 2026 -- Germany's youth welfare authorities granted 174,000 integration assistance measures for children and young adults with mental disabilities in 2024, more than double the 80,800 recorded in 2014, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- A net 0.6 hours per worker could be shaved off Germany's average working week if all employee time-preferences were realized, according to first results from the 2025 Mikrozensus survey released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).