Prices

Consumer prices in January 2012: +2.1% on January 2011

Seasonal price decrease from previous month

Larger view of the chart consumer price index

In January 2012 the consumer prices in Germany were up 2.1% on January 2011. The inflation rate as measured by the consumer price index thus remained slightly above 2% (December 2011: also +2.1%). Compared with December 2011, the consumer price index markedly decreased by 0.4%. The estimate for January 2012 compared with the previous year has slightly been corrected upwards from +2.0% to +2.1%. The month-on-month result has been confirmed.

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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 "Data on energy price trends".