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We source Germany industry data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Bundesanzeiger, Eurostat and the German Federal Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank). We source the latest available data from each source when our team of analysts update a report.

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) provides official data on a wide range of topics, including the economy, society, the environment and government.

We source data from Destatis for various industries as well as macroeconomic indicators for both the private and public sectors. Destatis lets you customize data aggregation with WZ industry codes using the Genesis data portal. For instance, Destatis provides statistics for the manufacture of motor vehicles, as well as individual upstream industries such as the manufacture of pumps and compressors or downstream industries such as retail of motor vehicles.

Data sourced from Destatis includes:

With Destatis data, we calculate key indicators that provide deeper insights into an industry. For example, we can calculate the share of wages in revenue and the average revenue of an industry operator.

We use the following Destatis surveys for our reports:

Key economic figures are often sourced from annual and consolidated financial statements published in the Bundesanzeiger. The Bundesanzeiger is an official announcement publication of the Federal Republic of Germany, published by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The Bundesanzeiger publishes annual reports, announcements by courts and authorities and announcements in the commercial register.

Revenue, employment and earnings data are sourced from the published annual financial statements.

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) collects, processes and publishes statistical information at the European level. Eurostat’s statistics cover various economic, social and environmental areas.

We use Eurostat’s foreign trade statistics to trace trade flows in a specific industry, calculate import and export values and draw economic insights.

The German Federal Bank's banking statistics provide comprehensive data on the German banking industry. These statistics are valuable for deriving macroeconomic data such as the number of credit institutions, turnover trends, employment figures, gross value added and depreciation in the banking industry. The German Federal Bank offers a range of tables and reports for different financial sectors, which we use for detailed analyses of the banking industry.

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) data annually. To estimate the data in the years not covered, we employ a variety of methods depending on the industry, type of data and availability of data.

Some methods used by our analysts rely on Business Environment Driver (BED) growth rates, growth rates of major companies and industry ratios.

Our analysts apply BED growth rates to the latest reported data to estimate recent unreported figures. Business Environment Drivers are external factors that influence the performance, growth and profitability of industries. These drivers can include economic indicators, demographic trends and market-specific variables that provide valuable insights for forecasting industry trends.

This meticulous approach ensures that each sub-market within the construction industry is analyzed using the most relevant economic indicators, providing more accurate and granular forecasts. By leveraging these targeted BED growth rates, analysts can generate robust and well-founded estimates, even in the absence of more recent Census data.

Analysts sometimes use the revenue growth rates of major companies to estimate unreported data, particularly in industries where a few companies dominate the market. By examining the performance of these key players, analysts can make educated assumptions about the industry's overall growth. This method can be especially useful when up-to-date or detailed data for the entire industry is not available.

For instance, if these top companies reported an average revenue growth of 5% over the past year, analysts might extrapolate this growth rate to estimate the industry's performance. This approach allows analysts to produce more accurate and timely estimates, even when comprehensive industry-wide data is not readily available.

Such an estimation method provides a pragmatic way to understand market trends, making it a valuable tool in the absence of complete data sets. However, analysts must consider any significant anomalies or external factors affecting the major companies to ensure their estimates remain as accurate as possible.

Analysts apply industry ratios of parent industries to estimate specific Key Statistics figures.

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