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In January 2026, the first month of the running year, new orders in the German electro and digital industry were 3.2% up on their pre-year value. With it, incoming bookings keep rising. It should be…

The fact sheet provides an up-to-date overview of the most important economic and structural data on the German Electro and Digital Industry.

The publication presents the innovative strength of the German electro and digital industry on the basis of key figures on innovations (innovation expenditure, innovation intensity, innovator rate,…

In December 2025, exports of the German electro and digital industry advanced by 10.6% (year-on-year rate) to €20.4bn. Thus, last year ended with strong growth here. For the full year 2025, a…

In December 2025, i.e., in last year’s last month, new orders in the German electro and digital industry soared by 17.1% (year over year). This was the best monthly performance over the course of…

In the context of the European Commission’s Omnibus initiative on data, privacy and cyber security, we have developed recommendations to roll back mandatory B2B data-sharing obligations where no…

A last chance to make the EU's digital framework competitive Europe is at a crucial turning point. The European Commission's Digital Fitness Check provides a valuable opportunity to review the…

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) establishes a new European standard for the cybersecurity of connected products. While the ZVEI supports this goal, the current legal framework poses considerable…

With €21.4bn, the exports of the German electro and digital industry exceeded their respective pre-year level by 6.8% in November 2025. Thus, our sector’s overall deliveries abroad have been on the…

The German electro and digital industry recorded renewed growth in new orders in November 2025. With an increase of seven and a half percent, it even significantly exceeded the previous year's…