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Slightly improved staff to child ratio in day care centres for children in 2011

The educational staff to child ratio in day care centres for children continued to improve for groups of children of up to two years. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis ), a staff member was responsible for 4.7 children in those groups across the country as a whole on the reference day (1 March 2011). A year earlier, the staff to child ratio was 1 to 5.0, while it had been 1 to 5.7 in March 2007.

Di, 13 Mrz 2012 08:00:07 CET

Rail freight transport increasing 5.4% in 2011

DiagramAs reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2011 all German railway companies together transported a total of 375.0 million tonnes of goods, which was a plus of 19.3 million tonnes from 2010 (+5.4%). The last year with a higher volume of goods transported was 1992 (379.9 million tonnes). Break

Mo, 12 Mrz 2012 08:00:29 CET

7.1% more turnover in the crafts sector in the year 2011

DiagramAs reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in the year 2011 the turnover in crafts with compulsory approval was up 7.1% compared to the year 2010. At the same time, the number of persons employed by crafts entrepreneurs in the year 2011 was up 0.6% compared to the level a year earlier. Break

Mo, 12 Mrz 2012 08:00:26 CET

Wholesale prices in February 2012: +2.6% on February 2011

DiagramThe index of selling prices in wholesale trade was up 2.6% in February 2012 on February 2011, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with January 2012, the index of wholesale prices rose by 1.0% in February 2012. Break

Mo, 12 Mrz 2012 08:00:31 CET

[STATmagazin] Inflation: The same rate for everyone?

Since February this year, the inflation rate has been over two percent each month. As was the case in earlier years, rising prices are accompanied by an increasing fear that low-income households suffer more under the inflation than do the better off. Especially when prices of food and household energy increase above average, it seems obvious to assume that poorer households have to bear a greater burden. This is because, generally, the lower a household?s earnings, the higher the income share it has to spend on basic needs such as food and housing.

Fr, 30 Sep 2011 07:54:46 CEST

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