Press release No. 385 of 30 October 2017
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.6% in October 2017. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to remain unchanged from September 2017.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | July 2017 | August 2017 | September 2017 | October 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 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Goods | 479.77 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Food | 90.52 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
In October 2017, the harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to increase by 1.5% year on year. Compared with September 2017, it is expected to be down by 0.1%.
The final results for October 2017 will be released on 14 November 2017.