Press release No. 258 of 28 July 2017
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.7% in July 2017. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to increase by 0.4% on June 2017.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | April 2017 | May 2017 | June 2017 | July 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 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Goods | 479.77 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Food | 90.52 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
In July 2017, the harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to rise by 1.5% year on year and by 0.4% on June 2017.
The final results for July 2017 will be released on 11 August 2017.