Press release No. 002 of 4 January 2016
WIESBADEN – On an annual average, the inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 0.3% in 2015 compared with 2014. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the inflation rate is expected to stand at 0.3% in December 2015. Compared with November 2015, consumer prices are expected to be down by 0.1%.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | September 2015 | October 2015 | November 2015 | December 2015 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 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Goods | 479.77 | –1.3 | –0.8 | –0.6 | –0.6 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | –9.3 | –8.6 | –7.5 | –6.5 |
| Food | 90.52 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
The harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to be up by 0.1% in 2015 as compared with 2014. In December 2015, the harmonised consumer price index is expected to show a year-on-year increase of 0.2% and to remain unchanged compared with November 2015.
The final results for December 2015 will be released on 19 January 2016.