Composite Leading Indicator in Germany increased to 101.40 points in January from 101.26 points in December of 2025. Composite Leading Indicator in Germany averaged 100.00 points from 1961 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 103.67 points in May of 1969 and a record low of 90.78 points in April of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 1794.00 2108.00 Companies Nov 2025
Ifo Business Climate 88.60 87.60 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.40 77.70 percent Mar 2026
Car Production 305900.00 263500.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 193981.00 246439.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 21.01 20.55 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.40 101.26 points Jan 2026
Corporate Profits 210.63 207.12 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Corruption Index 77.00 75.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 10.00 15.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 90.24 80.59 EUR/MWh Mar 2026
Factory Orders MoM 7.80 5.70 percent Dec 2025
Ifo Current Conditions 86.70 85.70 points Feb 2026
Ifo Expectations 90.50 89.60 points Feb 2026
Industrial Production -0.60 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -0.30 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 2.40 3.20 percent Dec 2025
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 251.14 251.14 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 372.83 382.97 GWh/d Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 52.48 52.30 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 222.10 154.60 GWh/d Mar 2026
New Orders 100.10 92.90 points Dec 2025
New Car Registrations YoY -6.60 9.70 percent Jan 2026
Steel Production 3100.00 2700.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026
ZEW Current Conditions -65.90 -72.70 points Feb 2026
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index 58.30 59.60 points Feb 2026


Germany Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
101.40 101.26 103.67 90.78 1961 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100