BERLIN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- German unemployment drops below the 3 million psychological line in October, said German Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday." X' v" v" k, \* k- u2 }. K' u
Von der Leyen said the unemployment rate falls by 7.5 percent year-on-year after seasonal adjustment, staying at about 2.9 million, the lowest level since 1992.
7 [! T+ Q. D2 W/ P0 f The data represents "a great success" for the biggest economy in Europe, he said.: }7 l+ u' I# L
On Thursday, the Federal Labor Agency based in Nuremberg will publish the full text of the employment report.3 _0 T$ }4 G3 e& t% ~
The data has been widely expected beforehand. On Tuesday, GfK, a leading market research company, said "as early as October, unemployed people should move below the 3 million mark."
% D8 o" ?$ ~! ~& B# k% b! `% _ Private consumption is expected to rise 0.5 percent in 2010, thanks to upward trend in the labor market and stable consumer price, said GfK.9 L( A4 o4 d/ u
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) based in Wiesbaden said on Wednesday inflation rate is stable in October, only 0.1 percent up from September, according to a preliminary data.
0 P- N# i1 g) h German economy, which depends much on exports saw a quick rebound from last year's deep recession of minus 4.7 percent along with the world economy recovery in 20105 Z5 ^/ i c# v, N& M
Last week, German economic minister Rainer Bruederle said German economy was expected to rise 3.4 percent in 2010 and 1.8 percent next year.3 u. M B+ D8 t8 o+ A
"The upswing is standing solidly on two legs. Besides important impulses from foreign trade, the domestic economy has also gained speed," Bruederle said.$ w% ?1 X' r* y9 @6 O9 [- W
The exports are expected to rise by 14 to 15 percent, while domestic demand will grow by 2.4 percent, he said. |