Our online store comprises thousands of market research reports, with more than 6,000 publications covering Germany. Each study offers a unique guide to a market or industry in the country; contains a comprehensive industry analysis; lists and reviews top companies; discloses historical data, etc.
Here are some basic facts about the country.
Germany’s Economic Structure
Germany is Europe’s largest economy and the world’s fifth largest. In 2012, the country’ GDP was estimated at USD 3.401 trillion. The GDP shrank in 2009 by 5.9% due to the world financial crisis. It recovered in 2010 to grow by 4.2% and 3.0% in 2011. However it was hit by the Euro crisis in 2012 and shrank 0.7%. Unemployment in 2012 was 5.5% and inflation was running at 2.1%.
Over the last 20 years, the government has spent USD 2 trillion on the rehabilitation of East Germany. However, there remains a marked economic divide between the east and the west of the country.
Germany has a very small agricultural sector that provides only 0.8% of GDP with industry providing 28% and services 78.2%. Key exports are machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metal manufacturing, foodstuffs and textiles.
Germany's main export partners include France, the UK, Netherlands, the USA, Italy, China, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Poland.
Its import partners are France, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Italy, Austria, the UK, Russia, and the Czech Republic.
Industry Analysis
Vehicle Manufacturing
In 2010, Germany’ car manufacturing industry was worth USD 104.1billion. It grew 3.2% between 2006 and 2010. The forecast through to 2015 is growth of 3.2% reaching USD 122.1 billion by end-2015. The predictions got off to a slow start in the early years of the forecast but recent news has been extremely positive. December 2013 saw the western European car market grow by 13%, for the first time reaching double figures over the last four years. Domestic sales grew by 5%, and record sales were achieved in the USA.
German car companies are among the world class manufacturers, including Audi, BMW, Ford Germany, Mercedes Benz, Opel, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
The industry is maintaining its leading edge in innovation, taking 30% all the country's R&D spending. Upper midrange and luxury segments are leaders in the market. It has finally begun the development of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
Mechanical Engineering
Unlike car manufacturing, the German mechanical engineering industry is based dominated by small and medium size firms rather than by large companies. Around 88% of the 6000 companies in the sector employ less than 250 people. However with 965,000 employees it is the largest employer in the country and the workforce is recognised as being highly skilled.
The difficult world trading conditions of 2010 to 2012 saw slow trading as countries around the world cut back on investment. However recently there are signs of recovery. 76% of production goes to export bringing a trade surplus of $88 billion in 2011. With 17% of the global market Germany is the world leader ahead of the USA and Japan.
Electronics
Together with other German industries, the electronics sector seems to be recovering from the setbacks of 2010 to 2012. Companies employ 1.5 million people worldwide with 800,000 of these jobs being in Germany. It produced a turnover of USD 224 billion in 2011 from the production of 100,000 different products.
Production is split between the following sectors: automotive and industrial electronics (64.7%), data processing 25%, telecoms 8.0%, and consumer electronics 2.3%.
Germany dominates the sector in Europe, and it is the world’s second only behind Japan. Prospects for the industry look good, with Germany is seen as the most attractive country for investment in Europe by 35% of companies, with Poland a long way behind with 10%.
Chemicals
Germany has the largest chemical company in the world – BASF. Other large companies include, Hoechst, Bayer and Lanxess. In 2010, it provided 25% of all European sales of EUR 180 billion. It is the 4th largest chemical producer in the world. The industry employed 423,000 people in 2011, and it is upbeat in its predictions for 2014 expecting 2% much better than the last two years.
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Germany Wood And Plastic Composites Market Forecast 2017-2023
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KEY FINDINGS Germany Wood and Plastic Composites Market is projected to grow at CAGR of 13.1% during the forecast period of 2017-2023. A mix of natural wood and plastic fiber forms wood-plastic composites. These ...
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Spirit Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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Dried Fruit Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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Dried Vegetable Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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Frozen Fruit and Nut Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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... size of the frozen fruit and nut market in Germany? How is the frozen fruit and nut market divided into different types of product segments? How are the overall market and different ... market situation, and future outlook of the frozen fruit and nut market in Germany to 2021 Track industry developments and identify market opportunities Plan and develop marketing, market-entry, market expansion ...
February 2017
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Frozen Vegetable Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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... Frozen Vegetable Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts offers the most up-to-date industry data on the actual market situation, and future outlook for frozen vegetables in Germany ... , current market situation, and future outlook of the frozen vegetable market in Germany to 2021 Track industry developments and identify market opportunities Plan and develop marketing, market-entry, market expansion ...
February 2017
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Juice Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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... Juice Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts offers the most up-to-date industry data on the actual market situation, and future outlook for juice in Germany ... , current market situation, and future outlook of the juice market in Germany to 2021 Track industry developments and identify market opportunities Plan and develop marketing, market-entry, market expansion ...
February 2017
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Provisionally Preserved Fruit and Nut Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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... questions: What is the current size of the provisionally preserved fruit and nut market in Germany? How is the provisionally preserved fruit and nut market divided into different types of product segments ... development, current market situation, and future outlook of the provisionally preserved fruit and nut market in Germany to 2021 Track industry developments and identify market opportunities ...
February 2017
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Provisionally Preserved Vegetable Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts
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... Provisionally Preserved Vegetable Market in Germany to 2021 - Market Size, Development, and Forecasts offers the most up-to-date industry data on the actual market situation, and future outlook for provisionally preserved vegetables in Germany ... current size of the provisionally preserved vegetable market in Germany? How is the provisionally preserved vegetable market divided into different types of product segments? How are the overall market and different product ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Immunoprotein Market: Hospitals, Private/Commercial Labs, Physician Offices--Test Volume and Sales Forecasts, Supplier Shares, Competitive Strategies, Innovative Technologies, Instrumentation Review
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... .com provides analysis of the German immunoprotein diagnostic market, including emerging tests, technologies, instrumentation, sales forecasts, market shares, and strategic profiles of leading ... by market segment for the follow assays:C3C4Free Light ChainsHaptoglobinIgAIgE SpecificIgE TotalIgGIgMImmunofixationPrealbuminProtein ElectrophoresisDuring the next five years, the immunoprotein testing market will ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany HIV/AIDS Diagnostic Testing Market
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... (test volumes, sales forecasts, supplier shares) $1,500. Summary This report presents detailed analyses of the AIDS diagnostics market in Germany. The report provides test volume and sales forecasts for HIV-1/2/Combo, HIV Ag, NAT, Western Blot and other confirmatory tests performed ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Hepatitis Diagnostic Testing Market
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... (test volumes, sales forecasts, supplier shares) $2,500. The report presents a detailed analysis of the Hepatitis diagnostics market in Germany. Current scientific views on the Hepatitis definition, epidemiology and etiology are reviewed. The report provides five-year test volume ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Diagnostics Market: Emerging Opportunities and Growth Strategies for Suppliers
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... from VPGMarketResearch.com provides an overview of the German diagnostic testing market, including sales and market shares of leading reagent and instrument suppliers, as well ... following market segments: Blood Banking Cancer Chemistry Coagulation Drugs of Abuse Endocrine Hematology and Flow Cytometry Immunoprotein Infectious Diseases Molecular Diagnostics ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Hospital Infectious Disease Market: Emerging Opportunities and Growth Strategies for Suppliers
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... presents a comprehensive analysis of the German hospital infectious disease testing market, including: Major issues pertaining to the German hospital laboratory practice, as well as key economic ... , epidemiology, and etiology of major infectious diseases and microorganisms. Volume and sales forecasts for 80 infectious disease tests performed in German hospital laboratories. Instrumentation technologies and ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Market: Emerging Opportunities and Growth Strategies
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... detailed analyses of the AIDS diagnostics market in Germany. The report provides test volume and sales forecasts for HIV-1/2/Combo, HIVAg/HIV NAT, Western Blot, HTLV ... etiology of AIDS and other retroviruses. Examines market applications of Molecular Diagnostics, Immunodiagnostics, IT and other emerging technologies. Reviews infectious disease testing analyzers marketed by Abbott ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Immunoprotein Market: Emerging Opportunities and Growth Strategies for Suppliers
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... VPGMarketResearch.com provides analysis of the German immunoprotein diagnostic market, including emerging tests, technologies, instrumentation, sales forecasts, market shares, and strategic profiles of leading ... by market segment for the follow assays:C3C4Free Light ChainsHaptoglobinIgAIgE SpecificIgE TotalIgGIgMImmunofixationPrealbuminProtein ElectrophoresisDuring the next five years, the immunoprotein testing market will ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Market Segment Forecasts: HIV 1/2, Combo, Ag, NAT, Western Blot
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... sale forecasts for HIV-1/2/Combo, HIVAg/HIV NAT, Western Blot, HTLV-I/II and other confirmatory assays performed in the following market segments: ... and market share estimates for major suppliers of AIDS tests, including Abbott, Biotest, bioMerieux, Bio-Rad, DiaSorin, Grifols, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics/J&J, ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Hepatitis Diagnostics Market: Emerging Opportunities and Growth Strategies
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... ) $2,500. The report presents a detailed analysis of the Hepatitis diagnostics market in Germany. Current scientific views on the Hepatitis definition, epidemiology and etiology are reviewed. The ... report presents sales and market share estimates for major suppliers of Hepatitis tests. Also, the report examines the market applications of DNA Probes ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Respiratory Diseases Diagnostic Testing Market
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... from VPGMarketResearch.com presents detailed analysis of the German Respiratory Diseases market, including sales forecasts and supplier shares for ... , including interviews with laboratory directors, and executives of leading diagnostics companies and start-up firms developing innovative products.In addition to ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Sexually-Transmitted Diseases (STD) Diagnostic Testing Market
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... report from VPGMarketResearch.com presents detailed analysis of the German STD market, including sales forecasts and supplier shares for Chancroid ... Reviews features and operating characteristics of major analyzers used for STD testing Profiles key suppliers and potential market entrants developing ...
February 2017
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2017-2021 Germany Enteric Diseases Diagnostic Testing Market
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... from VPGMarketResearch.com presents detailed analysis of the German Enteric Diseases market, including sales forecasts and supplier shares for ... , including interviews with laboratory directors, and executives of leading diagnostics companies and start-up firms developing innovative products.In addition to ...
February 2017
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Hugo Boss AG in Apparel and Footwear (Germany)
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... forecast period, Hugo Boss has identified multiple areas for improvement. One of its main strategic goals is to strengthen its core Boss brand. In ... positioning through this collection of snapshot company profiles. Product coverage: Apparel, Footwear, Sportswear. Data coverage: market sizes (historic and ...
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