Our figure of the month
In today's information age we are surrounded by an almost infinite amount of data. Each month, the GWS-WiSo-team selects a particularly interesting economic and/or social topic or question from the multitude of available information, which is highlighted as the "number of the month". The current number as well as the earlier numbers of the month can be found here.

Our figure of the month 10/2022: No water shortages expected from hydrogen production in Germany



Our figure of the month 07/2022: Electric boom and lull in charging stations



Our figure of the month 04/2022: Private consumption over the last 30 years




Our figure of the month for New Year's Eve 2021: Price explosion in wholesale

Our figure of the month for Christmas 2021: Let them eat goose


Our figure of the month 11/2021: Share of electric cars in all passenger cars


Our figure of the month 09/2021: Trade flows between EU and MERCOSUR countries

Our figure of the month 08/2021: Organic farming

Our figure of the month 07/2021: The Dependency Ratio


Our figure of the month 05/2021: Covid-19 significantly changes household consumption patterns

Our figure of the month 04/2021: Housing in eastern Germany is be-coming more and more expensive

Our figure of the month 03/2021: Sales in hospitality industry drop up to 50% in 2020

Our figure of the month 02/2021: Regional wealth effects of vehicle manufacturing

Our figure of the month for New Year's Eve 2020: Boom year for online retailing

Our figure of the month for Christmas 2020: Pedestrian frequencies in Osnabrück at Christmas

Our figure of the month 12/2020: RCEP – today already trade focus


Our figure of the month 10/2020: Are socially necessary services breaking away in the countryside?

Our figure of the month 09/2020: Corona affects regions differently – what about resilience?

Our figure of the month 08/2020: Abrupt end of the boom in the accommodation sector due to Corona

Our figure of the month 07/2020: Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on wholesale selling prices


Our figure of the month 05/2020: COVID-19 – the regional importance of the hospitality industry

Our figure of the month 04/2020: COVID-19 and the hospitality industry

Our figure of the month 03/2020: Supply gaps in inpatient care?


Our figure of the month 01/2020: Outlook 2020


Our figure of the month for Christmas 2019: Short-term employment at Christmas 2019

Our figure of the month 12/2019: Tourism boom in Germany

Our figure of the month 11/2019: The construction sector – the support of the German economy

Our figure of the month 10/2019: Busy at the borders

Our figure of the month 09/2019: Regional importance of the mining sector in Chile

Our figure of the month 08/2019: The dominance in trade

Our figure of the month 07/2019: Chile's importance for e-mobility

Our figure of the month 05/2019: Living in Bavaria becomes more expensive


Our figure of the month 05/2019: The triangularity of world export flows

Our figure of the month 04/2019: Rapid increase in the need for long-term care in Germany

Our figure of the month 03/2019: Export flows between Germany and Africa in imbalance


Our figure of the month 01/2019: Outlook 2019

Our figure of the month at New Year's Eve 2018: How frosty or rainy was the party outside?

Our figure of the month for Christmas 2018: Santa Claus has to go to that many children in one night

Our figure of the month 12/2018: Are Germany's regions attractive for foreign specialists?

Our figure of the month 11/2018: Export volume to Africa – China's dominance

Our figure of the month 10/2018: German-African export relation


Our figure of the month 08/2018: Change in the labour force by district type and gender

Our figure of the month 07/2018: Housing situation of tenants and owners by household size

Our figure of the month 06/2018: Influence of the Men's World Cup on beverages retail trade


Our figure of the month 05/2018: EMAS registered organisations in Germany

Our figure of the month 04/2018: Regional distribution of pig farms and pig stock

Our figure of the month 03/2018: Wholesale turnover increases, but not for all wholesale sections


Our figure of the month 01/2018: GWS expects economic growth to range between 1.75 and 2.00% in 2018

Our figure of the month at New Year's Eve 2017: New Year’s Eve continues to get more expensive

Our figure of the month at Christmas 2017: Roast or biscuits – what's the favourite for X-mas?

Our figure of the month 12/2017: Demand for environment-related professionals in Germany in 2016

Our figure of the month 11/2017: Regional distribution of ICT sections in 2016

Our figure of the month 10/2017: Company demographics

Our figure of the month 09/2017: Continuous increase in backlog in construction


Our figure of the month 07/2017: Still on your way or already working?
Our figure of the month 06/2017: How “bad” are the Germans really?




Our figure of the month 02/2017: Mountains and valleys in housing construction

Our figure of the month 01/2017: Outlook 2017

Our figure of the month for New Year's Eve 2016: Germans like it loud

Our figure of the month for Christmas 2016: More x-mas tree for less money

Our figure of the month 12/16: Holiday in Germany is hot again

Our figure of the month 11/16: World urbanization and reurbanization in Germany



Our figure of the month 09/16: Is Germany an immigration country?

Our figure of the month 08/16: Less income taxes cause more inequality

Our figure of the month 07/16: The BREXIT case – what does it mean for Germany?


Our figure of the month 05/16: Reduced price dynamics in the real estate market

Our figure of the month 04/16: Industry create jobs

Our figure of the month 03/16: Minijobs are declining

Our figure of the month 02/16: Immigration will decrease in the long run


Our figure of the month for New Year's Eve 2015: 4 trillion bubbles until New Year's Eve



Our figure of the month 11/2015: Latent risk of German exports

Our figure of the month 10/2015: increasing backlog in the construction sector

