Press release No. 148 of 28 April 2016
WIESBADEN – The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be –0.1% in April 2016. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to decline by 0.4% on March 2016.
| Overall index / subindex | Weight | January 2016 | February 2016 | March 2016 | April 2016 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 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | –0.1 |
| Goods | 479.77 | –0.3 | –1.1 | –1.2 | –1.0 |
| including: | |||||
| Energy 2 | 106.56 | –5.8 | –8.5 | –8.9 | –8.5 |
| Food | 90.52 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Services | 520.23 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| including: | |||||
| Rents 3 | 209.93 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
The harmonised index of consumer prices for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to be down 0.3% in April 2016 year on year. Compared with March 2016, it is expected to decline by 0.5%.
The final results for April 2016 will be released on 13 May 2016.