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Date: April 15, 2011 Price Kaleidoscope

The rate of price increase does not only depend on how prices change. The weights with which the price trends of the individual goods and services are reflected in the consumer price index are also important. On the one hand, the Price Kaleidoscope …

Date: November 3, 2009 Basket of goods and services and weighting pattern

Calculating the consumer price index is based on a basket which includes all goods and services that are relevant components of consumption in Germany. The basket is continuously updated in order to include those goods in the price observation which …

Press release No. 560 of 22 December 2022 Prices of residential property in the 3^rd quarter of 2022: +4.9% year on year

The prices of residential property (house price index) in Germany rose an average 4.9% in the third quarter of 2022 on the same quarter a year earlier. The year-on-year change rate of the house price index thus fell by almost half from the second …

Press release No. 550 of 20 December 2022 Producer prices in November 2022: +28.2% on November 2021

In November 2022, the index of producer prices for industrial products increased by 28.2% compared with November 2021. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office the price increase on producer level slowed down for the second timein succession. In …

Press release No. 549 of 19 December 2022 CORRECTION: Producer prices of services in the 3^rd quarter of 2022: +5.2% on the 3^rd quarter of 2021

CORRECTION: The producer prices of services in Germany were up 5.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared with the third quarter of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that prices increased by 1.1% on the second quarter of 2022. …

Press release No. 537 of 15 December 2022 Wholesale prices in November 2022: +14.9% on November 2021

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 14.9% higher in November 2022 than in November 2021. The annual rates of change in October 2022 and in September 2022 had been +17.4% and +19.9%, respectively. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …

Press release No. 529 of 13 December 2022 Inflation rate at +10.0% in November 2022

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +10.0% in November 2022. The inflation rate thus was slightly down, following a +10.4% increase in October 2022. “The inflation rate …

Press release No. 525 of 12 December 2022 Producer prices of agricultural products in October 2022 up 37.9% on October 2021

Producer prices of agricultural products were 37.9% higher in October 2022 than in October 2021. The rate of change had been +40.3% in September 2022 and +34.6% in August 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that prices in October …

Press release No. 508 of 2 December 2022 Import prices in October 2022: +23.5% on October 2021

Import prices were 23.5% higher in October 2022 compared with October 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the year-on-year rate of change had been +29.8% in September 2022 and +32.7% in August 2022. Compared with …

Press release No. 499 of 29 November 2022 Inflation rate of +10.0% expected in November 2022 – a slight decrease on the previous month

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +10.0% in November 2022. The inflation rate is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. In October 2022, the inflation rate had been +10.4%. …

Press release No. 488 of 21 November 2022 Producer prices in October 2022: +34.5% on October 2021

In October 2022, producer prices of industrial products increased by 34.5% compared with October 2021. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the price increase at the producer level slowed down. In August and September the rate of …

Press release No. 478 of 15 November 2022 Wholesale prices in October 2022: +17.4% on October 2021

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 17.4% higher in October 2022 than in October 2021. The annual rates of change in September 2022 and in August 2022 had been +19.9% and +18.9%, respectively. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Press release No. 476 of 14 November 2022 Producer prices of agricultural products in September 2022 up 39.4% on September 2021

Producer prices of agricultural products were 39.4% higher in September 2022 than in September 2021. The rate of change had been +34.5% in August 2022 and +33.4% in July 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that prices in September …

Press release No. 472 of 11 November 2022 Inflation rate at +10.4% in October 2022

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +10.4% in October 2022. The inflation rate thus rose again, following a 10.0% increase in September 2022. “At 10.4%, the inflation rate has …

Press release No. 462 of 1 November 2022 Import prices in September 2022: +29.8% on September 2021

Import prices were 29.8% higher in September 2022 compared with September 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the year-on-year rate of change had been +32.7% in August 2022 and +28.9% in July 2022. Compared with August …

Press release No. 460 of 31 October 2022 Household gas prices up 17.7% in 1^st half of 2022

Households in Germany paid an average 8.04 cents per kilowatt hour of natural gas in the first six months of 2022. Consumers were charged an average 33.50 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity. Gas prices thus increased by 17.7% and electricity …

Press release No. 458 of 28 October 2022 Inflation rate of +10.4% expected in October 2022

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +10.4% in October 2022. The inflation rate is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. In September 2022, the inflation rate had been +10.0%. …

Press release No. 449 of 20 October 2022 Producer prices in September 2022: +45.8% on September 2021

In September 2022, the index of producer prices for industrial products increased by 45.8% compared with September 2021. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was the same increase compared with the same month of the previous …

Press release No. 440 of 14 October 2022 Producer prices of agricultural products in August 2022 up 34.5% on August 2021

Producer prices of agricultural products were 34.5% higher in August 2022 than in August 2021. The rate of change had been +33.4% in July 2022 and +33.9% in June 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that prices in August 2022 were …

Press release No. 441 of 14 October 2022 Wholesale prices in September 2022: +19.9% on September 2021

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 19.9% higher in September 2022 than in September 2021. The annual rates of change in August 2022 and in July 2022 had been +18.9% and +19.5%, respectively. From August 2022 to September 2022 the index rose …

Press release No. 438 of 13 October 2022 Inflation rate at +10.0% in September 2022

The inflation rate in Germany, measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI), stood at +10.0% in September 2022. The rate was +7.9% in August 2022 and then surged to this high, staying above 7% for seven months. “At 10%, the …

Press release No. 426 of 7 October 2022 Import prices in August 2022: +32.7% on August 2021

Import prices were 32.7% higher in August 2022 compared with August 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was the highest increase since March 1974 (+35.0% compared to march 1973). The year-on-year rate of change had …

Press release No. 422 of 6 October 2022 Construction prices of residential buildings, August 2022: +16.5% on August 2021

The prices of new residential buildings (conventional construction) in Germany rose by 16.5% in August 2022 compared with August 2021, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In May 2022, the previous reference month of the …

Press release No. 413 of 29 September 2022 Inflation rate of 10.0% expected in September 2022

The rate of inflation in Germany is expected to be +10.0% in September 2022. The inflation rate is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. In August 2022, the inflation rate had been …

Press release No. N 060 of 26 September 2022 High gas prices affecting fertiliser industry

The high gas prices have also affected fertiliser sales in Germany. Based on results of the statistics of fertilisers, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the quantities of fertilisers put on the market in Germany in the second …

Press release No. 406 of 23 September 2022 Prices of residential property in the 2^nd quarter of 2022: +10.2% year on year

The prices of residential property (house price index) in Germany rose an average 10.2% in the second quarter of 2022 on the same quarter a year earlier. The rate of change of the house price index exceeded 10% for the fifth time in a row, compared …

Press release No. N 059 of 22 September 2022 Heating with wood: firewood and wood pellet prices up 86% in August 2022 year on year

In view of rising gas, oil and electricity prices, more and more people use wood as an alternative material to heat their dwellings. When purchasing wood for heating stoves or heating systems, consumers had to pay considerably more in August 2022 …

Press release No. 397 of 20 September 2022 Producer prices in August 2022: +45.8% on August 2021

In August 2022, the index of producer prices for industrial products increased by 45.8% compared with August 2021. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office this was the highest increase ever compared to the corresponding month of the preceding …

Press release No. 393 of 16 September 2022 CORRECTION: Producer prices of services in the 2^nd quarter of 2022: +7.2% on the 2^nd quarter of 2021

CORRECTION: Producer prices of services in Germany were up 7.2% in the second quarter of 2022 compared with the second quarter of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that prices increased by 1.5% on the first quarter of 2022.

Press release No. 389 of 15 September 2022 Wholesale prices in August 2022: +18.9% on August 2021

The selling prices in wholesale trade were 18.9% higher in August 2022 than in August 2021. The annual rates of change in July 2022 and in June 2022 had been +19.5% and +21.2%, respectively.