Consumer prices in February 2010: +0.6% on February 2009
Press release
No.
089
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2010-03-10
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in February 2010 rose 0.6% on February 2009. In January 2010 the inflation rate was 0.8%. Hence the rate of price increase was down in February. Compared with January 2010, the consumer price index was up by 0.4%. The estimate for February 2010 was thus revised upwards from +0.4% to +0.6% (in January 2010 from +0.2% to +0.4%).
Consumer prices in February 2010: Presumably +0.4% on February 2009
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067
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2010-02-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.4% in February 2010 on February 2009 (January 2010: +0.8% on January 2009), according to results available so far. Compared with January 2010, the consumer price index will be up 0.2%.
Consumer prices in January 2010: +0.8% on January 2009
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No.
044
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2010-02-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in January 2010 rose 0.8% on January 2009 (December 2009: +0.9% on December 2008). Hence the inflation rate, measured by the change of the consumer price index, remained just under one percent at the beginning of the year. Compared with December 2009, the consumer price index was down by 0.6%. The estimate for January 2010 was confirmed.
Consumer prices in January 2010: Presumably +0.8% on January 2009
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No.
035
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2010-01-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.8% in January 2010 on January 2009 (December 2009: +0.9% on December 2008), according to results available so far. Compared with December 2009, the consumer price index will be down 0.6% in January 2010. This is mainly due to seasonal price decreases for package holidays (–18.8%) and holiday homes (–32.7%).
Consumer prices in 2009: +0.4% on the previous year
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No.
013
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2010-01-14
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose by 0.4% on an annual average in 2009 compared with 2008. That was the lowest year-on-year rate of price increase since German unification. A similarly low rate of inflation was observed in 1999 (+0.6%). In 2007 and 2008, the year-on-year inflation rate was above the threshold of two percent which is important for monetary policy (2007: +2.3%; 2008: +2.6%). The average year-on-year rate of price increase since 1999 has been 1.5%.
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512
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2009-12-29As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to increase by 0.4% on an annual average in 2009 compared with 2008. A similarly low year-on-year rate of price increase was last recorded for 1999 (+0.6%). In 2008 the inflation rate had been relatively high with an annual average of +2.6%.
Consumer prices in November 2009: +0.4% on November 2008
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No.
473
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2009-12-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in November 2009 rose 0.4% on November 2008. Hence the inflation rate, measured by the change of the consumer price index, was positive for the first time since June 2009. Compared with October 2009, the consumer price index was slightly down by 0.1%. Hence the estimate for November 2009 was slightly corrected upwards.
Consumer prices in November 2009: Presumably +0.3% on November 2008
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No.
455
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2009-11-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to increase 0.3% in November 2009 compared with November 2008 (October 2009: +/–0.0% on October 2008), according to results available from six Länder. Compared with October 2009, the index will be down by 0.2%.
Consumer prices October 2009: ±0.0% on October 2008
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No.
422
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2009-11-10
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in October 2009 remained at the same level as in October 2008 (±0.0%). The consumer-friendly price trend thus continued. In September 2009, the inflation rate, measured by the change of the consumer price index, was −0.3%. Compared to September 2009, the consumer price index was just slightly up by 0.1%. Hence the estimate for October 2009 was confirmed.
Consumer prices in October 2009: Probably unchanged on October 2008
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No.
408
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2009-10-28As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to remain unchanged (0.0%) in October 2009 compared with October 2008, according to results available from six Länder. In September 2009, the consumer price index was down by 0.3% on September 2008. Compared with September 2009, the index will be up 0.1% in October 2009.
Consumer prices in September 2009: −0.3% on previous year 2008
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No.
383
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2009-10-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in September 2009 fell by 0.3% on September 2008. This was the second negative inflation rate observed this year (last time in July 2009: −0.5%). Compared to August 2009, the consumer price index was down by 0.4%. Hence the estimate for September 2009 based on the results from five Länder was confirmed.
Consumer prices in September 2009: Presumably –0.3% on September 2008
Press release
No.
368
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2009-09-28As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to decline 0.3% in September 2009 compared with September 2008, according to results available from five Länder (August 2009: +/–0.0%). In July 2009, the consumer price index was already lower than in July 2008 (–0.5%). Compared with August 2009, the index will be down 0.4% in September 2009.
Current facts for the Inter-tabac trade fair: prices of tobacco products continue to rise
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No.
350
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2009-09-17As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports on the occasion of the International Trade Fair for Tobacco Products and Smoking Accessories, 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.
Topical information concerning the 63rd International Motor Show (IAA): Prices relating to cars
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345
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2009-09-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), prices relating to cars have grown far less strongly since the last IAA in September 2007 than consumer prices in general. From September 2007 to August 2009, the prices of purchasing and maintaining motor vehicles rose by just 1.4% as compared to the average increase in consumer prices of about 3.0%.
The inflation rate in August 2009 was 0.0 percent – the consumer price index for Germany did not change on the same month a year earlier. Nevertheless, prices of many goods and services in August 2009 were markedly higher or lower than a year earlier. The “zero” results from the fact that price increases and price decreases offset each other because the inflation rate is calculated as a weighted average of all changes in consumer prices.
Consumer prices in August 2009: ±0.0% on August 2008
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No.
332
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2009-09-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in August 2009 remained at the same level as in August 2008 ( ±0.0%). In July 2009, the inflation rate was −0.5% when measured by the change in the consumer price index. Compared to July 2009, the consumer price index rose 0.2%. Hence the estimate for August 2009 was confirmed.
Consumer prices in August 2009 presumably at previous year’s level
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No.
317
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2009-08-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to remain unchanged (0.0%) in August 2009 compared with August 2008, according to results available from six Länder. In July 2009, the consumer price index was down by 0.5% on July 2008. Compared with July 2009, the index will be up 0.2% in August 2009.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany declined 0.5% in July 2009 on July 2008. Regarding the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole, such a low inflation rate has never been calculated since German reunification, while for the former territory of the Federal Republic, a rate like that was last calculated in spring 1987. In the preceding months of June and May 2009, the rates of price increase were +0.1% and ± 0.0%, respectively. Compared to June 2009, the consumer price index remained unchanged (±0.0%). Hence the estimate for July 2009 was slightly revised upwards.
Consumer prices in July 2009: Presumably –0.6% on July 2008
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No.
284
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2009-07-29As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to decline 0.6% in July 2009 compared with July 2008 (June 2009 on June 2008: +0.1%), according to results available from six Länder. Compared with the previous month, the index will be down by 0.1%.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in June 2009 rose 0.1% on June 2008. The inflation rate thus remained at a low level; in May 2009 the rate of price increase was 0.0%. Compared with May 2009, consumer prices were up by 0.4% in June. The estimate for June 2009 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in June 2009: Presumably +0.1% on June 2008
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No.
238
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2009-06-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.1% in June 2009 compared with June 2008 (May 2009: +/–0.0%), according to results available from six Länder. Compared with the previous month, the index will be up by 0.4%.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany in May 2009 was at the same level as in May 2008. The inflation rate (0.0%) thus reached its lowest level in 22 years (last time in May 1987± 0.0%). In April 2009, it was 0.7%. Compared with April 2009, the index was down by 0.1%. The estimate for May 2009 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in May 2009: Presumably unchanged on May 2008
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No.
200
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2009-05-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to remain unchanged in May 2009 compared with May 2008 (April 2009: +0.7%), according to results available from six Länder. Compared with the previous month, the index will be down by 0.1%.
CORRECTION at HICP: Consumer prices in April 2009: +0.7% on April 2008
Press release
No.
177
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2009-05-12
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 0.7% in April 2009 on April 2008. Compared with March 2009, the index remained unchanged. In March 2009, the inflation rate amounted to 0.5%. The estimate for April 2009 was thus confirmed.
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163
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2009-04-29As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), retail prices declined 0.2% in March 2009 on a year earlier. The very low rates of price increase in retail trade, which have been observed for some months, are basically the result of the price trends recorded for retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (March 2009 on March 2008: –16.3%) and retail sale of fuels from stock (liquid fuel: –28.6%). In evaluating these results, the fact has to be considered that the prices of the above goods were up considerably a year ago. The peak of price rises was reached in summer 2008. The extraordinarily high price level observed at that time now serves as a basis for calculating the current rates of price increase.
Consumer prices in April 2009: Presumably +0.7% on April 2008
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No.
161
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2009-04-28As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.7% in April 2009 on April 2008 (March 2009: +0.5%), according to results available from six Länder. Compared with the previous month, the index will not change.
Consumer prices in March 2009: +0.5% on March 2008
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No.
142
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2009-04-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 0.5% in March 2009 on March 2008. That was the lowest inflation rate since July 1999 when it was 0.5%, too. In January and February 2009, the year-on-year rates of price increase were 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively. Compared with February 2009, the index was down by 0.1%. The estimate for March 2009 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in March 2009: Presumably +0.5% on March 2008
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No.
128
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2009-03-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.5% in March 2009 on March 2008 (February 2009: +1.0%), according to results available from six Länder. That will be the lowest inflation rate since July 1999 (+0.5%, too). Compared with the previous month, the rate of change will be –0.1%.
Consumer prices in February 2009: +1.0% on February 2008
Press release
No.
087
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2009-03-10
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 1.0% in February 2009 on February 2008. The inflation rate, which decreased continuously from August 2008 to January 2009 (January 2009: +0.9%), thus remained largely constant in February. Compared with January 2009, the index was up by 0.6% in February 2009. The estimate for February 2009 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in February 2009: Presumably +1.0% on February 2008
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No.
070
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2009-02-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 1.0% in February 2009 on February 2008 (January 2009: +0.9%), according to results available from six Länder.
Press release
No.
067
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2009-02-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the provisional consumer price index for Germany for reference month February 2009 will not be released today as scheduled.
Consumer prices in January 2009: +0.9% on January 2008
Press release
No.
048
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2009-02-11
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 0.9% in January 2009 on January 2008. The price increase slowed down continuously since August 2008; in January 2009, the year-on-year rate of price increase was below one percent for the first time in nearly five years (February 2004: +0.8%).Compared with December 2008, the index was down by 0.5%. The estimate for January 2009 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in January 2009: Presumably +0.9% on January 2008
Press release
No.
033
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2009-01-28As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 0.9% in January 2009 on January 2008 (December 2008: +1.1%), according to results available from six Länder.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose by 2.6% on an annual average in 2008 compared with 2007. That was the highest year-on-year rate of price increase in 14 years (1994: +2.8%). It was mainly due to the rather high inflation rates in the first half of 2008. In 2007, too, the rate of inflation (+2.3%) was above the threshold of two percent which is important for monetary policy, whereas in the previous two years, the rate of price increase was clearly below that level (2006: +1.6%; 2005: +1.5%).
Press release
No.
506
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2008-12-30As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to increase by 2.6% on an annual average in 2008. This is the highest year-on-year rate of price increase for 14 years (1994: +2.8%).
Consumer prices in November 2008: +1.4% on a year earlier
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No.
488
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2008-12-17
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 1.4% in November 2008 on November 2007. Hence, price increase slowed down for the fourth month in a row (October: +2.4%; September: +2.9%; August: +3.1%); in November 2008, the year-on-year rate of price increase was below the two-percent threshold for the first time since June 2007. Compared with October 2008, the index was down by 0.5%. The estimate for November 2008 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in November 2008: Presumably +1.4% on November 2007
Press release
No.
449
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2008-11-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 1.4% in November 2008 on November 2007 (October 2008: +2.4%), according to results available from six Länder.
Consumer prices in October 2008: +2.4% on a year earlier
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No.
426
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2008-11-14
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 2.4% in October 2008 on October 2007. Compared with September 2008, the index was down by 0.2%. The estimate for October 2008 was thus confirmed. Following peak levels in June and July 2008 (+3.3% each), a decrease in the inflation rate has been observed since August 2008 (August: +3.1%; September: +2.9%).
Consumer prices in October 2008: Presumably +2.4% on October 2007
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No.
403
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2008-10-29As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 2.4% in October 2008 on October 2007 (September 2008: +2.9%), according to results available from six Länder.
Consumer prices in September 2008: +2.9% on a year earlier
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No.
386
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2008-10-15
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germanyrose 2.9% in September 2008 on September 2007.Compared with August 2008, the index was down by 0.1%. Inflation has continued to slow down – from May to August 2008 the year-on-year rates of increase were 3% or higher. The estimate for September 2008 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in September 2008: Presumably +2.9% on September 2007
Press release
No.
368
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2008-09-26As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 2.9% in September 2008 on September 2007 (August 2008: +3.1%), according to results available from six Länder.
The „Climate Alliance“, which unites more than 1 400 European municipalities and non-government organisations, has proclaimed 22 September as European Car-Free Day. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on this occasion, prices have been subject to rather different trends in the individual transport branches since the first European car-free day in 2000.
Consumer prices in August 2008: +3.1% on August 2007
Press release
No.
350
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2008-09-16
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 3.1% in August 2008 on August 2007. Compared with July 2008, the index was down by 0.3%. Inflation has slightly slowed down as both in June and in July 2008 the year-on-year rate of increase was +3.3%. The estimate for August 2008 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in August 2008: Presumably +3.1% on August 2007
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No.
314
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2008-08-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 3.1% in August 2008 on August 2007 (July 2008: +3.3%), according to results available from six Länder.
International consumer electronics trade fair 2008: Prices of TV sets further decreasing
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No.
313
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2008-08-27Prices of TV sets in Germany have decreased over the last twelve months; they were down by 18.8% from July 2007 to July 2008 as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the occasion of the Internationale Funkausstellung (international consumer electronics trade fair) in Berlin (29 August to 3 September 2008). The price decrease observed over the last few years thus continued. Since 2005, prices fell by 46.2% (July 2008 compared with July 2005).
Press release
No.
291
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2008-08-14As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 3.3% in July 2008 on July 2007. Thus the rate of inflation continued on its highest level in almost fifteen years in July 2008 (December 1993: + 4.2%; June 2008: + 3.3%). Compared with June 2008, the index increased by 0.6%. The estimate for July 2008 was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in July 2008: Presumably +3.3% on July 2007
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No.
274
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2008-07-29As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 3.3% in July 2008 on July 2007 (June 2008: also +3.3%), according to results available from six Länder. This will be the largest price increase since December 1993. Compared with the previous month, the rate of change will be +0.6%.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany rose 3.3% in June 2008 on June 2007. This was the highest year-on-year rate of price increase since December 1993 (then: +4.2%), and it was the third time this year that the 3% threshold was reached. In May 2008, the year-on-year rate of change amounted to +3.0%. Compared with May 2008, the index was up 0.3%. The estimate for June 2008 based on the results from six Länder was thus confirmed.
Consumer prices in June 2008: Presumably +3.3% on June 2007
Press release
No.
232
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2008-06-27As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germany is expected to rise 3.3% in June 2008 on June 2007 (May 2008: +3.0%), according to results available from six Länder. This will be the largest price increase since December 1993. Compared with the previous month, the rate of change will be +0.3%.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the consumer price index for Germanyrose 3.0% in May 2008 on May 2007. Hence the year-on-year rate of price increase reached the 3% threshold for the second time this year (last time in March: +3.1%). In April 2008, the year-on-year rate amounted to +2.4%. Compared with April 2008, the index was up 0.6%. The estimate for May 2008 based on the results from six Länder was thus confirmed.
