Press release No. 260 of 27 July 2016
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices decreased by 4.6% in June 2016 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In May and in April 2016 the annual rates of change were –5.5% and –6.6%, respectively. From May to June 2016 the index rose by 0.5%.
The index of import prices, excluding crude oil and mineral oil products, decreased by 2.8% compared with the level of a year earlier.
The index of export prices decreased by 1.3% in June 2016 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In May and in April 2016 the annual rates of change were –1.6% and –2.0%, respectively. From May to June 2016 the index rose by 0.2%.
Basic data and long time series are available in tables Index of export prices (61421-0006) and Index of import prices (61411-0006) in the GENESIS-Online database.