Press release No. 300 of 30 August 2016
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be +0.4% in August 2016. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to remain unchanged from July.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | May 2016 | June 2016 | July 2016 | August 2016 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in per mill | in percent | ||||
| 1 Provisional figure. 2 Household energy and motor fuels. 3 Net rents exclusive of heating expenses. | |||||
| Overall index | 1000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Goods | 479.77 | –0.9 | –0.8 | –0.7 | –0.6 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | –7.9 | –6.4 | –7.0 | –5.9 |
| Food | 90.52 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
The harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to be up 0.3% in August 2016 year on year. Compared with July 2016, it is expected to decline by 0.1%.
The final results for August 2016 will be released on 13 September 2016.