Germany finishing trades and building installation: employment and turnover
Quarterly indices (2021=100) of persons employed and turnover in the German finishing trades (Ausbaugewerbe), split into building installation and other building completion.
| Indicator | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons employed1 | ||||||||||||||
| Finishing trades total, persons employed2 | 98.3 | 99 | 100.5 | 99 | 98.9 | 99.7 | 101.2 | 99.8 | 100 | 100.6 | 102.3 | 100.7 | 100.5 | |
| Building installation, persons employed | 102.1 | 102.9 | 103.8 | 102 | 102.2 | 103.1 | 104 | 102.3 | 102.7 | 103.2 | 104 | 101.8 | 101.7 | |
| Other building completion, persons employed | 92.1 | 92.7 | 95.2 | 94.1 | 93.4 | 94 | 96.5 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 96.1 | 99.3 | 98.5 | 98.2 | |
| Turnover1 | ||||||||||||||
| Finishing trades total, turnover2 | 99.6 | 143.7 | 122.6 | 114.5 | 98.7 | 140.6 | 121 | 115.5 | 98.2 | 142.1 | 122.8 | 117.6 | 100.5 | |
| Building installation, turnover | 104 | 152 | 126.3 | 117.4 | 103 | 148.2 | 124.6 | 118.8 | 102.2 | 150.2 | 126.8 | 121 | 103.8 | |
| Other building completion, turnover | 90.1 | 125.8 | 114.2 | 107.8 | 89.3 | 124.1 | 112.7 | 108 | 89.4 | 124.7 | 113.8 | 109.8 | 92.9 |
Latest reading
Finishing trades total, persons employed stood at 98.3 in Q1 2026. That is −0.7% from Q4 2025 and −0.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q3 2008 to Q1 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).
- Latest
- 98.3
- Q1 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.7%
- Q4 2025
- vs a year earlier
- −0.6%
