According to the latest data, the traffic performance of heavy goods vehicles with at least four axles on federal highways in Germany has decreased by 0.6 percent in May 2025 compared to the previous month.
The calendar-adjusted truck toll traffic performance index, released by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) and the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Tuesday, also showed a 0.3 percent decline compared to the same period last year.
Experts believe that the truck toll traffic performance index can provide early indications of the current business cycle development in the industry, as economic activity generates and requires traffic performance.
The connection between the truck toll traffic performance index and economic activity indicators, particularly the production index in the manufacturing sector, is deemed significant, according to the statisticians.