The recession significantly affected the number of new businesses set up in 2008 which according to size and legal form are particularly important for the German economy. As compared to 2007 the number of these businesses newly set up fell by 2.9 % in 2008. The number of small enterprises also decreased by -7.4% following -12% in 2007 as compared to 2006. The number of sideline businesses, however, increased by 5% to 253,000.
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Gerät misst und überwacht Dosierung von Chlordioxid
Berkefeld stellt eine kompakte Mess- und Regelanlage vor, die die permanente Messung von Chlordioxid bei der Hauseinspeisung von Trinkwasseranlagen überwacht. Das System kann zusätzlich als Regelung arbeiten, zum Beispiel in Brauchwasser sowie Prozesswasseranlagen. Ein Verlust von Messwasser entsteht durch die Messung nicht.
Manufacturers of embedded systems defy economic crisis
There are some branches of industry which due to their particularly high innovational power grow even in times of economic crisis or which at least keep their business volume. One such industry is that of specialised microcomputers integrated in certain products, so-called “embedded systems”. A current survey carried out jointly by the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) and the TechConsult market research institute showed that demand for these systems will at least remain unchanged this year. According to calculations by market researchers, manufacturers of these systems are predicted to generate about 4 billion Euros in turnover in 2009 in Germany.
50.000 Ingenieure
… fehlen in Deutschland auf dem Arbeitsmarkt – und das trotz der anhaltenden Wirtschaftskrise. Bis 2015 steigt die Zahl der jährlich in den Ruhestand gehenden Ingenieure zudem von heute 37.000 auf dann 43.000.
Quelle: Spiegel Online
German exports down by 6.0 percent in the fourth quarter 2008
In the fourth quarter 2008 German exports shrank by 6.0 % as compared to the respective quarter in 2007. The combined values of all exported goods amounted to 233.8 billion Euros. After adjustment for prices the drop in exports even amounted to 7.8 %. For the entire year 2008 exports increased by 3.1 % (after adjustments for prices: by +1.9 %) and reached an overall value of 994.9 billion Euros. Imports increased by 6.3% (+2.5% in real terms) in 2008 as compared to 2007 totalling 818.6 billion Euros.
Kleiner Etikettendrucker versorgt Kioske
Citizen Systems Europe, internationaler Hersteller von Etiketten-, Barcode-, POS- und mobilen Druckern, stellt nun Version II seiner etablierten Kioskdrucker-Reihe PMU2200/2300 vor. Das neue Modell verfügt über alle Vorteile der Vorgängerversion, jedoch zusätzlich über deutlich höhere Druckgeschwindigkeit und -qualität.
27.754 Euro
… beträgt der durchschnittliche Verdienst eines Arbeitnehmers in Deutschland im Jahr 2008. Das waren 2,3 % mehr als im Vorjahr. Da die Inflationsrate im Jahr 2008 im Durchschnitt bei 2,6 % lag, blieb von der Lohnerhöhung nichts übrig.
Demand for further training growing rapidly in Germany
The demand for further training has been growing significantly since the beginning of this year. This is demonstrated by a new index provided by IWWB which is a search engine for courses on further education. The index analyses visits to data bases on further education since the summer last year which reflect the demand for further training among the population in Germany.
Hotel prices down by 12 percent
According to the current „Hotel Price Index“ by the British „Hotels.com“ travel site, average prices for overnight stays in hotels fell by 12% as compared to last year. Most affected by this drop in prices was North America where prices fell by 12% in the fourth quarter 2008 in comparison with the previous year. In Europe prices for overnight stays in hotels fell by 10%, in Latin America and the Caribic by 7%. In Asia prices were down by just 2%.
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