Germany’s national statistics body has had tech issues, as a failed IT update made key economic data points unavailable for people to access.
It’s been about four months since Destatis, the German Federal Statistical Office, updated its time-series data on critical topics, such as retail sales and hospitality revenues, to gauge the country’s economic health.
Destatis’ outages have been linked to a slew of tech issues just as it’s overhauling its methodology—a project that’s been underway for five years. The deadline for the overhaul is December.
However, recent…