Der Median der Wahrnehmung der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher bezüglich der Inflation in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten ging merklich zurück, während der Median ihrer Erwartungen bezüglich der Inflation in den kommenden zwölf Monaten sowie in drei Jahren unverändert blieb.

In the period from January to June 2024, the Bundesbank removed significantly more counterfeit money from circulation in Germany than in the six months prior, detecting around 38,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €2.4 million. This was 29% more than in the second half of 2023. Meanwhile, the total loss arising from counterfeit banknotes was only slightly up, by just under 5%. The increase was driven by easily identifiable counterfeits, especially of €10 and €20 banknotes, said Burkhard Balz, the Bundesbank’s Executive Board member whose remit includes cash management.

Das Team der Hauptverwaltung in Rheinland-Pfalz und dem Saarland bietet Vorträge für Schüler und Studenten sowie Fortbildungen für Lehrkräfte an. Alle Angebote sind kostenfrei.

Over the past few years, growth in loans to enterprises in Germany has been characterised by unusually strong ups and downs. The current issue of the Monthly Report assesses whether such developments in lending were in line with economic and interest rate developments, and examines the role played by credit supply and credit demand factors. The Bundesbank’s economists anticipate a gradual recovery in loans to enterprises starting from the second half of 2024.

Mit der wissenschaftlichen Studie zur wirtschaftlichen Lage privater Haushalte in Deutschland will das Forschungszentrum der Deutschen Bundesbank ein Bild der Situation privater Haushalte in Deutschland gewinnen.

The continual observation of price stability is based on analyses of price statistics. Particular attention is usually paid to the German Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) and the national Consumer Price Index (CPI), which are both published by the Federal Statistical Office and often used throughout the EU and as inflation measures.

In its function as Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank answers enquiries concerning historical German currencies and calculates long-term purchasing power equivalents.

Im zweiten Halbjahr 2023 erhöhte sich die Gesamtzahl bargeldloser Zahlungsvorgänge im Euroraum um 6,6 % auf 71,2 Milliarden im Vergleich zum zweiten Halbjahr 2022; der Gesamtwert sank unterdessen um 7,2 % auf 111,4 Billionen €.

The number of card payments has continued to grow steadily since the end of the pandemic. In 2023, it rose by almost 16 % on the previous year to 11.8 billion transactions.