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| The German economy at a glance | ||
| Ìý | 2007 | 2008 |
| GDP growth | 2.50% | +1.7%** |
| Consumer price inflation | 2.30% | +3.3% *** |
| Producer prices | 2.10% | +8.9% *** |
| Average gross earnings | 1.50% | +2.5% * |
| Average earnings, wage earners | 1.50% | +2.5% * |
| Average earnings, salaried staff | 1.20% | Ìý |
| Unemployment | 8.40% | 7.7% *** |
| Retail sales | Ìý | +3.8% **** |
| Private consumer spending | 0.00% | +0.1% * |
| Imports | 8.40% | +7.7% **** |
| Industrial production | 5.50% | -1.5% **** |
| Labour costs | 1.00% | +2.6% * |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Construction industry | Ìý | Ìý |
| Turnover total | 3.50% | 3.00% |
| Turnover, residential buildings | -5.80% | Ìý |
| Turnover, private non-residential | 2.30% | Ìý |
| Turnover, public non-residential | 1.70% | Ìý |
| Productivity | 5.90% | 3.30% |
| Incoming orders (total) | 4.20% | 0.20% |
| Incoming orders, buildings | 0.80% | 1.80% |
| Incoming orders, civil engineering | 8.10% | -1.00% |
| Backlog of orders (total) | 7.50% | +8.3%* |
| Backlog of orders, buildings | 6.80% | +5.5%* |
| Backlog of orders, civil engineering | 8.50% | +11.6%* |
| Employment | 0.50% | -2.1%* |
| Sales of cement | 2.50% | Ìý |
| Tender prices , residential | 7.20% | 2.50% |
| Tender prices, non-residential | 7.40% | 2.70% |
| Tender prices, civil engineering | 7.10% | 2.80% |
| Labour costs | Ìý | +2.6% |
| Materials costs | 4.93 | 6.9 |
| *1st quarter 2008 | ||
| **2nd quarter 2008 | ||
| ***July 2008 | ||
| ****May 2008 | ||
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