Press release No. 388 of 28 October 2016
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be +0.8% in October 2016. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to increase by 0.2% on September 2016.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | July 2016 | August 2016 | September 2016 | October 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Goods | 479.77 | –0.7 | –0.6 | –0.1 | 0.4 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | –7.0 | –5.9 | –3.6 | –1.4 |
| Food | 90.52 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
The harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany calculated for European purposes is expected to be up 0.7% year on year. Compared with September 2016, it is expected to be up by 0.2%.
The final results for October 2016 will be released on 11 November 2016.