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2025-09-12 15:10:35
Germany's August inflation rate confirmed at 2.2%, hitting a five-month high. (1) Germany's CPI rose 2.2% year-on-year in August (previous reading: 2.0%), matching the preliminary estimate and reaching its highest level since March this year. (2) Food price increases widened to 2.5% (previous reading: 2.2%), with significant contributions from fruit (+7.1%), sugar and confectionery (+6.9%), dairy products and eggs (+3.2%), and meat products (+2.9%). (3) Energy prices narrowed to -2.4% (previous reading: -3.4%), with motor fuel (-2.5%) and household energy (-2.3%) remaining in negative territory. (4) Services inflation remained stable at 3.1%, with gains in comprehensive passenger transport services (+11.1%) and social institution services (+8.1%) leading the way. (5) Core inflation (excluding food and energy) remained at 2.7% for the third consecutive month. ⑹ In August, CPI rose slightly by 0.1% month-on-month, slowing down from the previous value of 0.3%.
