The weekly activity index (WAI) is an index designed to measure real economic activity in Germany in a timely manner. The index is based on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly indicators for the German economy.

Update as of 14 October 2024

• For the week of 7 October - 13 October (week 41) the WAI stands at 0.1. The increase was thus stronger than that in the preceding week (previously 0.0).
• The index value indicates that trend-adjusted economic activity (measured by the WAI) in the 13 weeks up to 13 October was 0.1 % above activity in the preceding 13 weeks.
• The WAI-implied GDP growth rate for the last 13 weeks up to 13 October compared with the preceding 13 weeks is 0.4 %.

The next update is scheduled for 21 October 2024.

Note

The WAI is still a work in progress; it is constantly undergoing revision and, when necessary, adjusted (see Methodology). The WAI is not an official forecast of the Deutsche Bundesbank or the Eurosystem.

Citation

Please cite this report as follows:
Eraslan, S. and T. Götz (2020), An unconventional weekly economic activity index for Germany, Deutsche Bundesbank Technical Paper, 02/2020. Data retrieved from www.bundesbank.de/wai.