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 April 2025

• For the week of 7 April - 13 April (week 15) the WAI stands at 0.0. The WAI remains thus unchanged after having increased in the preceding week (previously 0.2).
• The index value indicates that trend-adjusted economic activity (measured by the WAI) in the 13 weeks up to 13 April was the same as in the preceding 13 weeks. 
• The WAI-implied GDP growth rate for the last 13 weeks up to 13 April compared with the preceding 13 weeks is 0.3 %.

Due to missing google trends data for week 15, the WAI was calculated without these data points.

The next update is scheduled for 22 April 2025.

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 Bundesbankor 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.