Press Consumer prices in March 2018: 1.6% rise on March 2017 expected

Press release No. 116 of 29 March 2018

Consumer price index, March 2018

  • +1.6% on the same month a year earlier (provisional)
  • +0.4% on the previous month (provisional)

Harmonised index of consumer prices, March 2018

  • +1.5% on the same month a year earlier (provisional)
  • +0.4% on the previous month (provisional)

WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.6% in March 2018. 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 February 2018. 

Year-on-year change in the consumer price index
regarding selected product groups
Overall index / subindexWeightDecember
2017
January
2018
February
2018
March
2018 1
in per millin percent
1 Provisional figure.
2 Household energy and motor fuels.
3 Net rents exclusive of heating expenses.
Overall index1,0001.71.61.41.6
Goods479.771.81.51.01.4
including:
Energy 2106.561.30.90.10.5
Food90.523.03.11.12.9
Services520.231.61.61.61.8
including:
Rents 3209.931.71.71.61.6

In March 2018, the harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to increase by 1.5% year on year and 0.4% on February 2018.

The final results for March 2018 will be released on 13 April 2018.

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