WZ 27

WZ 27 is the branch code for manufacture of electrical equipment inside Germany's WZ 2008 classification. In the Datadory catalog it attaches to Destatis manufacturing statistics: the record is tagged 'wz 27', 'production index', 'new orders' and 'turnover'.

Concretely, Destatis publishes three families of monthly series at this level - a production index, new orders and turnover - delivered through GENESIS-Online. The documented granularity is "Monthly index values by WZ 2008 branch, including WZ 27 manufacture of electrical equipment", and the topic-page series carry a 2021=100 base. For anyone tracking German electrical equipment output, order intake and revenue together, WZ 27 is the level at which those three views align.

Classification codes decide which data you can buy at all.

• Granularity follows the code. Ask for "electrical equipment" loosely and you may receive manufacturing-wide series; specifying WZ 27 gets the branch-level monthly index, new orders and turnover.

• Base years move. Index levels are meaningless without their base - the documented topic-page series sit on 2021=100, and mixing bases distorts every growth rate you publish.

• Cross-border work needs care. Teams pairing German series with North American classifications should read the NAICS 335 entry alongside this one and reconcile definitions before joining.

1. Confirm the classification vintage. Series must be at WZ 2008 branch level - the documented granularity names WZ 2008 explicitly.

1. Check the base year. Topic-page index series are documented at 2021=100; anything else needs rebasing documentation.

1. Verify the delivery channel. GENESIS-Online is the documented route for these Destatis series.

1. Expect three aligned families. Production index, new orders and turnover are the tagged measures at WZ 27 level.

1. Match cadence to use case. The documented frequency is monthly.

Adjacent entries cover the delivery mechanics and the comparable North American classification:

Bulk download covers how statistical agencies on the Destatis scale move whole file families. NAICS 335 belongs to the same data family as this entry. Browse curated sources in electrical-components-equipment data.