Germany high-frequency economic indicators
Germany high-frequency economic indicators cover the weekly activity index and truck toll mileage.
| Indicator | 18-10-2026 | 11-10-2026 | 10-10-2026 | 09-10-2026 | 08-10-2026 | 07-10-2026 | 06-10-2026 | 05-10-2026 | 04-10-2026 | 03-10-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 01-10-2026 | 30-09-2026 | 29-09-2026 | 28-09-2026 | 27-09-2026 | 26-09-2026 | 25-09-2026 | 24-09-2026 | 23-09-2026 | 22-09-2026 | 21-09-2026 | 20-09-2026 | 19-09-2026 | 18-09-2026 | 17-09-2026 | 16-09-2026 | 15-09-2026 | 14-09-2026 | 13-09-2026 | 12-09-2026 | |
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| Weekly Activity Index (Bundesbank)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weekly activity index | 0.2 | 0.13 | -0.03 | -0.23 | -0.24 | -0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truck toll mileage index4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unadjusted | 47.7 | 115 | 136.2 | 143.9 | 143.7 | 130.2 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 113.7 | 135.1 | 142 | 141.4 | 120.9 | 10.1 | 46.4 | 111.3 | 136.3 | 141.7 | 141.2 | 119.8 | 9.9 | 45.1 | 110.7 | 134.3 | 139.7 | 139.6 | 118.3 | 9.9 | 43.9 | |||
| Seasonally and calendar adjusted | 96.2 | 95.8 | 94 | 96.4 | 96.6 | 104.9 | 90.3 | 90.7 | 103.6 | 93.4 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 87.8 | 96.6 | 94.1 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 97.9 | 90 | 97.1 | 95.5 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 96.7 | 90.7 | 96.9 | |||
| Seven-day moving average of the adjusted index | 96.3 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 95.6 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 94.8 | 95.4 | 95.7 | 96 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96 | ||||||
| Adjusted index, change from previous day | 0.4 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -7.9 | 16.2 | -0.4 | -12.5 | 10.9 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 12.1 | -9.1 | 2.7 | -3.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 | -7.3 | 1.7 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 | -6.4 | 0.6 | |||
| Realised electricity consumption2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unadjusted | 1,111,544 | 1,062,608 | 1,125,538 | 1,306,375 | 1,365,229 | 1,330,758 | 1,324,136 | 1,306,516 | 1,084,266 | 1,127,485 | 1,350,086 | 1,352,703 | 1,301,690 | 1,295,645 | 1,271,231 | 1,024,728 | 1,096,808 | 1,270,232 | 1,313,213 | 1,291,214 | 1,267,939 | 1,248,432 | 1,043,543 | 1,096,943 | 1,269,233 | 1,325,488 | 1,350,293 | 1,323,231 | 1,298,381 | 1,056,994 | 1,091,367 | |
| Seasonally and calendar adjusted | 1,325,553 | 1,269,309 | 1,265,580 | 1,283,260 | 1,304,029 | 1,277,675 | 1,278,599 | 1,282,740 | 1,337,092 | 1,381,499 | 1,323,258 | 1,291,866 | 1,264,651 | 1,275,547 | 1,271,834 | 1,260,222 | 1,261,783 | 1,276,050 | 1,289,048 | 1,280,142 | 1,274,594 | 1,274,687 | 1,323,563 | 1,296,879 | 1,274,683 | 1,293,708 | 1,310,825 | 1,309,904 | 1,318,403 | 1,314,468 | 1,287,528 | |
| Ship departures from Hamburg and Bremerhaven (Kiel Trade Indicator)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg: ship departures | 63 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bremerhaven: ship departures | 33 | 37 | 40 | 30 | 41 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is weekly and runs from Jul 4, 2004 to Oct 18, 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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About this data
Germany high-frequency economic indicators cover the weekly activity index and truck toll mileage. Published by the Bundesbank, Destatis and the Kiel Institute, these daily and weekly series offer early signals of economic performance. The table includes realised electricity consumption and ship departures from Hamburg and Bremerhaven. Data is presented in unadjusted, seasonally and calendar adjusted formats, or as moving averages, with historical coverage since 2004.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for Germany high-frequency economic indicators?
- Weekly activity index stood at 0.2% on Oct 18, 2026. That is +0.1 pp from Oct 11, 2026 and +0.3 pp from a year earlier.
- How far back does the Germany high-frequency economic indicators data go?
- The series on this page is weekly and runs from Jul 4, 2004 to Oct 18, 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What is the Germany weekly activity index?
- The Germany weekly activity index, produced by the Bundesbank, is a high-frequency economic indicator that condenses daily data into a growth rate. It estimates the trajectory of the German economy between official quarterly GDP releases.
- What do the Hamburg and Bremerhaven ship departures measure?
- The ship departures from Hamburg and Bremerhaven track the weekly number of commercial vessels leaving these major German ports. As part of the Kiel Trade Indicator, they serve as a high-frequency gauge for German international trade and shipping activity.
- How is the German high-frequency data adjusted?
- The German high-frequency economic indicators are presented in both unadjusted formats and as seasonally and calendar adjusted series. The weekly activity index also includes a seven-day moving average to smooth out daily volatility.