Press release No. 447 of 12 December 2025
Consumer price index, November 2025:
+2.3% on the same month a year earlier (provisional result confirmed)
-0.2% on the previous month (provisional result confirmed)
Harmonised index of consumer prices, November 2025:
+2.6% on the same month a year earlier (provisional result confirmed)
-0.5% on the previous month (provisional result confirmed)
WIESBADEN − The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +2.3% in November 2025. The inflation rate was also +2.3% in October 2025 and stood at +2.4% in September 2025. "As the end of year approaches, the development of consumer prices has stabilised for now", says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). She adds: "The increase in service prices continues to drive up inflation. On the other hand, the development of energy and food prices has had a downward effect on inflation in November also." Compared with October 2025, consumer prices were down 0.2% in November 2025.
Energy product prices down 0.1% compared with November 2024
The prices of energy products were 0.1% lower in November 2025 than in the same month a year earlier. Energy prices declined by 0.9% in October 2025. The prices of household energy fell by 1.2% in the period from November 2024 to November 2025, with consumers particularly benefitting from lower prices for electricity (-1.5%) and district heating (-0.7%). As regards household energy, higher prices were recorded, however, for heating oil (+2.4%) and natural gas (+0.5%), for example. Motor fuel prices rose by 1.6% compared with November 2024.
Below-average increase of 1.2% in food prices compared with a year earlier
Food prices were 1.2% higher in November 2025 than in the same month a year earlier. This means that food prices continued to increase at a below-average rate in November 2025 compared with the same month of the previous year (October 2025: +1.3% on October 2024). An even lower rate of price increase for food was last observed in January 2025 (+0.8%). In the period from November 2024 to November 2025, sugar, jam, honey and other confectionery (only in German) (+9.0%, including chocolate: +19.4%) continued to be significantly more expensive, as did meat and meat products (+4.2%, including beef and veal: +13.8%). By contrast, consumers had to pay less for other food groups compared with a year earlier, in particular for edible fats and oils (-14.8%, including butter -22.0%; olive oil: -17.4%). Fresh vegetables (-4.2%, including potatoes: -13.3%) also cost considerably less than in the same month a year earlier.
Inflation rate excluding food and energy at +2.7%
The inflation rate excluding energy remained at +2.5% in November 2025. The inflation rate excluding food and energy, often referred to as core inflation, was +2.7% in November 2025, after standing at +2.8% in October 2025. Both rates demonstrate that inflation remained above average in other important product groups.
Service prices registered above-average increase of 3.5% year on year
The prices of services (total) in November 2025 were 3.5% higher than in the same month a year earlier (October 2025: +3.5%). In the period from November 2024 to November 2025, price increases were recorded particularly in the area of passenger rail transport (+11.9%), combined passenger transport (+11.4%) and services of social facilities (+7.6%). Compared with a year earlier, substantial price rises were observed for package holidays (+7.1%), transport insurance activities (+6.9%) and in-patient health services (+6.5%), for example. Other services such as the maintenance and repair of vehicles (+5.2%), water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling (+3.8%) and catering services in restaurants, cafés and the like (+3.7%) also recorded above-average price increases year on year. Net rents exclusive of heating expenses (+2.1%) continued to be a significant factor contributing to the overall development of prices in November 2025. By contrast, only a few services cost less than in the same month a year earlier, for example telecommunications services (-0.5%).
Goods prices up 1.1% on November 2024
The prices of goods (total) rose 1.1% from November 2024 to November 2025. Non-durable consumer goods were 1.4% more expensive compared with the same month a year earlier. The prices of durable consumer goods were up 0.6%. Aside from the below-average increase in the prices of food (+1.2%), other individual products were markedly more expensive, particularly non-alcoholic beverages (+6.4%, including coffee and the like: +21.1%), second-hand passenger cars (+4.8%) and tobacco products (+3.9%). A moderate price increase was recorded for some goods, such as in the case of household furniture (+0.6%) and clothing (+0.4%). On the other hand, prices were down not only for energy (-0.1) but also for household appliances, information processing equipment, telephones (only in German) and other communication equipment (-2.7% each).
Prices (total) down 0.2% month on month
Compared with October 2025, the consumer price index fell by 0.2% in November 2025. Due to the season, lower prices were registered for air tickets (-14.2%) and package holidays (-11.5%), in particular. The prices of food (total) remained stable (0.0%) month on month, but price increases were observed for fruit (+0.5%) and vegetables (+2.1%), for example. In the run-up to Christmas, customers benefitted from another month-on-month reduction in butter prices (-4.6%), after prices had already fallen by 10.0% in October 2025. Chocolate prices also dropped somewhat (-1.5% on October 2025). The prices of energy (total) increased by 0.6% month on month; heating oil, in particular, became more expensive (+6.8%).
Methodological notes:
In the Euro area, the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) is used for the purposes of monetary policy. Apart from the individual purposes they serve, the consumer price index (CPI) and the HICP differ in terms of coverage, methodology and weighting. This explains differences between the CPI and the HICP for Germany. In contrast to the HICP, the CPI also includes household expenditure on owner-occupied housing, games of chance and broadcasting fees. In addition, the HICP product weights are updated annually. Explanatory notes, a methodological paper and the HICP results are also available on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.
Inflation Calculator for personal rate of inflation:
Consumers can use the Personal Inflation Calculator of the Federal Statistical Office to adapt their monthly consumption expenditure on individual product groups according to their own consumption patterns and to calculate their personal inflation rate. In addition, the Price Kaleidoscope gives an overview of the price trend and the weights of various products.
Overall index / subindex | Weighting | Change on same period of previous year | Change on the previous month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Index | ||||
in per mill | % | |||
| Overall index | 1,000.00 | 122.7 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Food and non-alcoholic-beverages | 119.04 | 136.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Food | 104.69 | 136.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Meat and meat products | 22.16 | 135.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Fruit | 11.62 | 125.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Vegetables | 13.72 | 126.3 | -2.9 | 2.1 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 35.26 | 127.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Clothing and footwear | 42.25 | 113.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 259.25 | 118.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Actual net rent exclusive of heating expenses | 68.30 | 110.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Imputed net rent exclusive of heating expenses | 104.13 | 109.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| Household energy | 43.44 | 147.0 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Electricity | 24.50 | 124.5 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| Gas 1 | 6.07 | 191.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Healting oil 1 | 1.70 | 195.6 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| Furniture, lighting equipment, appliances and other household equipment | 67.78 | 117.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Health | 55.49 | 111.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Transport | 138.22 | 127.9 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Motor fuels | 30.46 | 137.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Supergrade petrol | 23.19 | 134.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Diesel fuel | 6.92 | 146.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Communication | 23.35 | 98.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Recreation and culture | 104.23 | 117.3 | 1.8 | -2.3 |
| Package holidays | 13.22 | 129.9 | 7.1 | -11.5 |
| Education | 9.06 | 122.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Restaurant and accommodation services | 47.20 | 132.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Miscellaneous goods and services | 98.87 | 128.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Overall index, excluding food and energy 2 | 821.41 | 119.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
More information:
Detailed results can be found in the tables on the consumer price index (61111-0004) and (61111-0006) and on the harmonised index of consumer prices (61121-0002) and (61121-0006) in the GENESIS-Online database. Special items shown in Tables 61111-0006 and 61121-0006 contain CPI and HICP results which are used to measure "core inflation".
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, has released provisional results on Euro area inflation for November 2025 (available on Eurostat’s website under News > Euro indicators).
Results for the consumer price index can also be found on the Economic Dashboard, which is part of Dashboard Germany (www.dashboard-deutschland.de) (only in German). In this data portal, the Federal Statistical Office brings together up-to-date indicators from official statistics producers and other data providers on the topics of the economy, finance, the labour market, construction, housing, energy and Ukraine. The portal also contains the Economic Pulse Monitor tool (Pulsmesser Wirtschaft) (only in German) for real-time economic monitoring.
