Federal Statistical Office Real Wages Continue to Rise Slowly

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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In Germany, real wages are rising slowly, while the purchasing power of employees has been growing for eight quarters. Nominal wages rose by 3.6 percent, while consumer prices rose by 2.3 percent.

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The relatively modest increase was influenced by the termination of the payment of the inflation premium

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Real wages rose for the eighth consecutive month – albeit at a relatively moderate rate. Real wages for low-earners increased at an above-average rate.

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Nominal wages in Germany were 3.6 percent higher in the first quarter of 2025 than in the same quarter of the previous year. This is the weakest increase since 2022. Consumer prices rose by 2.3 percent during the same period. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further announced on Thursday, real wages were thus 1.2 percent higher in the first quarter of 2025 than in the same quarter of the previous year, thus increasing for the eighth …