Composite Leading Indicator in Germany increased to 101.35 points in March from 101.27 points in February of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in Germany averaged 99.97 points from 1961 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 103.76 points in June of 1969 and a record low of 91.30 points in April of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 2037.00 1794.00 Companies Dec 2025
Ifo Business Climate 86.40 88.40 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.40 77.70 percent Mar 2026
Car Production 400800.00 356811.00 Units Mar 2026
Car Registrations 294161.00 211262.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 21.01 20.55 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.35 101.27 points Mar 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 81.48 81.48 EUR/MWh Apr 2026
Factory Orders MoM 0.90 -11.10 percent Feb 2026
Ifo Current Conditions 86.70 86.70 points Mar 2026
Ifo Expectations 86.00 90.20 points Mar 2026
Industrial Production 0.00 -0.90 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.30 0.00 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production -0.20 -0.60 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production -14.00 -6.20 percent Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 247.08 247.08 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 436.09 153.67 GWh/d Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 57.63 57.24 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 42.70 105.70 GWh/d Apr 2026
New Orders 88.30 87.50 points Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY 16.00 3.80 percent Mar 2026
Steel Production 2800.00 3100.00 Thousand Tonnes Feb 2026
ZEW Current Conditions -62.90 -65.90 points Mar 2026
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index -0.50 58.30 points Mar 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
101.35 101.27 103.76 91.30 1961 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100