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International trade in goods in September 2021 shows strong growth in comparison to September 2020; imports +20.6%, exports +15.9%

The value of imports of goods was at €15.37 bn in September 2021, an increase of 20.6% compared to September 2020, according to preliminary results. At the same time, exports of goods rose by 15.9% to €14.89 bn. The balance of trade thus showed a deficit of €0.48 bn. Working-day adjusted, the rates of increase were 21.7% for imports and 16.5% for exports.

Wholesale price index increased by 16.6% in November 2021

The index of wholesale prices (WPI 2020) amounted to 116.7 index points (preliminary value) in November 2021 and thus increased by 16.6% against November 2020. Compared to October 2021, wholesale prices rose by 1.0%.

Total wage tax revenue for 2020 decreased by 3.0%, gross earnings rose by 1.5%

A total of 7 028 904 taxpayers were registered in 2020, 4 575 068 of whom were employees and 2 453 836 were pensioners. The number of taxpayers decreased by 1.8% compared to 2019. Gross earnings grew by 1.5% to a volume of €215.4 billion and total wage tax revenue decreased by 3.0% to €28.5 billion.

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