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 27 January 2025

• For the week of 20 January – 26 January (week 4) the WAI stands at 0.2. Thereby it indicates an increase compared to the sideways movement a week earlier (previously 0.0).
• The index value indicates that trend-adjusted economic activity (measured by the WAI) in the 13 weeks up to 26 January was 0.2 % above activity in the preceding 13 weeks. 
• The WAI-implied GDP growth rate for the last 13 weeks up to 26 January compared with the preceding 13 weeks is 0.6 %.

The next update is scheduled for 3 February 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 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.