Why would I, a German care though? German stocks are at an all time high too which must be nice for the rich but last time I checked prices of everything were still up and the job situation is shit. Trickle down isn‘t real. What we need is a general strike to get a piece of that growing cake because I bet most Germans are not feeling an economic upswing. Quite the opposite, actually.
Inflation in Germany is at 2.8%, which is not far from the 2% ECB target. Doesn't seem bad at all, especially considering a significant chunk of it is due to temporary fluctuations in the oil market, and the prevalence of collective labour agreements makes sure few workers are significantly affected.
The employment rate stands at 77.2%, among the highest in the world, albeit slightly down from 2025. For example, in the US it's 72% (Q2 2024) and in France 70% (Q3 2025). Only three countries for which OECD data was measured recorded a rate of over 80%: Iceland, Netherlands and Malta.
There are some issues in the German economy, especially undertaxation of top earners, and the associated lack of investment in infrastructure and education, but inflation and the job market are currently fairly healthy and not a cause for immediate concern.
I'm not sure what you mean. There's plenty of the economy that isn't factored into GDP, but that's particularly those aspects that don't have a market price and thus aren't directly relevant to inflation.
If, for example, the quality of teachers is reduced by 50%, then the price of the same amount of teaching has effectively doubled. But unless their salary is also affected (which is not obvious), how would you actually notice this in the inflation or GDP figures?
GDP measures all goods and services produced. Inflation measures a basket of consumer goods which excludes a lot if not most of the economy. E.g. the whole of the B2B sector. Any price incease that's not part of the CPI basket which did not reduce sales volume would result in increased real GDP.
GDP most assuredly does not measure "all" goods and services in an economy. I gave you an example that isn't measured by GDP in the very post you responded to.
GDP is a rough estimate of the market value of a certain part of the goods and services produced in an economy. Those aspects that are not directly traded for money, or have indirect effects, are disregarded. This includes but is not limited to leisure time, child-rearing in families, and pollution, among many other examples.
The official inflation figure is strongly affected by the B2B sector. The cost of B2B transactions is passed onto the consumer in the final price. For example, an oil refinery (a business) buys oil from another business. The petrol that is sold to consumers will be more expensive if this oil is also more expensive.
I meant priced goods and services. But again, CPI misses a lot more than GDP measures even without touching externalities. Some believe it's good enough. I don't.
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Why would I, a German care though? German stocks are at an all time high too which must be nice for the rich but last time I checked prices of everything were still up and the job situation is shit. Trickle down isn‘t real. What we need is a general strike to get a piece of that growing cake because I bet most Germans are not feeling an economic upswing. Quite the opposite, actually.
Inflation in Germany is at 2.8%, which is not far from the 2% ECB target. Doesn't seem bad at all, especially considering a significant chunk of it is due to temporary fluctuations in the oil market, and the prevalence of collective labour agreements makes sure few workers are significantly affected.
The employment rate stands at 77.2%, among the highest in the world, albeit slightly down from 2025. For example, in the US it's 72% (Q2 2024) and in France 70% (Q3 2025). Only three countries for which OECD data was measured recorded a rate of over 80%: Iceland, Netherlands and Malta.
There are some issues in the German economy, especially undertaxation of top earners, and the associated lack of investment in infrastructure and education, but inflation and the job market are currently fairly healthy and not a cause for immediate concern.
Excuse me comrade but rising prices contribute to GDP growth. You can share the joy of growing GDP by paying those prices every day!
GDP growth is generally corrected for inflation (but not for population growth).
True, but given how much of the economy isn't factored in inflation numbers, I think my joke is still in decent standing.
I'm not sure what you mean. There's plenty of the economy that isn't factored into GDP, but that's particularly those aspects that don't have a market price and thus aren't directly relevant to inflation.
If, for example, the quality of teachers is reduced by 50%, then the price of the same amount of teaching has effectively doubled. But unless their salary is also affected (which is not obvious), how would you actually notice this in the inflation or GDP figures?
GDP measures all goods and services produced. Inflation measures a basket of consumer goods which excludes a lot if not most of the economy. E.g. the whole of the B2B sector. Any price incease that's not part of the CPI basket which did not reduce sales volume would result in increased real GDP.
GDP most assuredly does not measure "all" goods and services in an economy. I gave you an example that isn't measured by GDP in the very post you responded to.
GDP is a rough estimate of the market value of a certain part of the goods and services produced in an economy. Those aspects that are not directly traded for money, or have indirect effects, are disregarded. This includes but is not limited to leisure time, child-rearing in families, and pollution, among many other examples.
The official inflation figure is strongly affected by the B2B sector. The cost of B2B transactions is passed onto the consumer in the final price. For example, an oil refinery (a business) buys oil from another business. The petrol that is sold to consumers will be more expensive if this oil is also more expensive.
I meant priced goods and services. But again, CPI misses a lot more than GDP measures even without touching externalities. Some believe it's good enough. I don't.