Business Cycles

ZVEI's Business Cycles and Markets division provides reports (e.g. ZVEI Business Cycle Report, ZVEI Foreign Trade Report), on the economic development of the German Electro and Digital Industry.

ZVEI-Konjunktur-Barometer

April 2025

ZVEI Business Cycle Report April 2025

New orders in the German electro and digital industry receded by one and a half percent (year over year) in February 2025. Meanwhile, the figure for January was revised downwards by Destatis. Instead of slightly being up as reported in the first place, bookings fell somewhat in that month.

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ZVEI-Aussenhandelsreport

March 2025

ZVEI Foreign Trade Report March 2025

Exports of the German electro and digital industry continued to fall in the first month of the year 2025. With a total of €19.6bn in January, they missed their corresponding pre-year value by 1.9%.

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