Germany mining support service activities index
Germany mining support service activities index stood at 94.1 in Aug 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Industrial production, turnover and productivity table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1991 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Industrial production, turnover and productivity table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying and manufacturing sector (B + C) | 90.7 | 90.2 | 92.3 | 92.2 | 91.3 | 91.2 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 92.6 | 93.7 | |
| Mining and quarrying (B) | |||||||||||
| 09 Mining support service activities | 94.1 | 109.9 | 111.2 | 79.2 | 83.6 | 125.5 | 139.4 | 133.2 | 159.3 | 155.7 |
Understanding germany mining support service activities index
Specialized, fee-based contracting work for the extraction sector drives this specific index. It monitors the activity of external enterprises providing specialized technical services, such as exploratory drilling, traditional site preparation, test well sinking, and complex geological drainage. Crucially, the dataset tracks the labor, machinery, and technical expertise deployed to assist mining operations, completely omitting the actual physical volume of resources pulled from the earth. By focusing purely on outsourced support, this metric isolates the auxiliary technical service ecosystem from the raw commodity output found in all other traditional extraction-related rows of the industrial framework.
Because the underlying business model relies on contracted projects rather than continuous factory assembly lines, the monthly data flow exhibits inherent lumpiness. Service operators typically book their output as specific exploration phases or site preparation milestones conclude, causing sudden sequential spikes in the data. Period-on-period figures remain highly susceptible to these irregular invoicing schedules. Reviewing moving averages across multiple months offers a cleaner perspective on the sector's health. Furthermore, this support activity operates as a reliable leading indicator, as corporations commission site preparation services well before actual commodity production registers in the primary extraction indices.
Frequently asked questions
- Are the actual extracted minerals counted in these figures?
- No, it strictly measures the provision of technical support and site preparation services, not the commodity itself.
- Does this cover regular maintenance of existing industrial factories?
- This category is restricted to support services for mining and quarrying sites, excluding broader industrial manufacturing maintenance.
- Why is the month-on-month data often highly irregular?
- Project-based billing means output is often recorded in bursts upon the completion of specific contracting milestones.