Prices

Prices of tobacco products continue to rise

The prices of cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and of fine-cut tobacco (tobacco products) rose by 7.0% in the two years between August 2007 and August 2009. Compared with the preceding year, the prices of tobacco products were up 5.2%. In contrast, the consumer prices of all goods and services increased by a mere 3.1% during the last two years and remained on the same level for a year (± 0.0%). This means that the price increase recorded for tobacco products in the past two years was above average.

Price kaleidoscope

The price kaleidoscope gives a quick overview of the price trends and weights of various product groups in the consumer price index.

Energy prices fluctuate strongly

In the past months and years consumers noticed extremely strong fluctuations of energy prices – for example of fuel or heating oil prices.

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Follow the price development for gas, heating oil or diesel by means of our price monitor.

Get an overview of the price trends for various types of energy at different economic and marketing stages in our publication „Daten zur Energiepreisentwicklung“ (Data on energy price trends - only in German).