Press release No. 176 of 30 May 2017
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.5% in May 2017. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to decrease by 0.2% on April 2017.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | February 2017 | March 2017 | April 2017 | May 2017 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 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Goods | 479.77 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2.0 |
| Food | 90.52 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
In May 2017, the harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to increase by 1.4% year on year and to decrease by 0.2% on April 2017.
The final results for May 2017 will be released on 14 June 2017.