Press release No. 167 of 30 April 2019 Consumer prices in April 2019: 2.0% rise on April 2018 expected

The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 2.0% in April 2019. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to …

Press release No. 156 of 18 April 2019 Beer production in 2018: breweries produced 2.2% more than a year earlier

In 2018 the breweries in Germany produced roughly 8.7 billion litres of beer (excl. non-alcoholic beer). To coincide with the German Beer Day on 23 April, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the annual production of beer …

Press release No. 143 of 11 April 2019 Consumer prices in March 2019: +1.3% on March 2018

Consumer prices in Germany were up 1.3% in March 2019 compared with March 2018. This was a decline in the inflation rate - as measured by the consumer price index - which had been 1.5% in February 2019. Compared with February 2019, the consumer price …

Press release No. 121 of 28 March 2019 SECOND CORRECTION: Consumer prices in March 2019: 1.3% rise on March 2018 expected

The inflation rate in Germany as measured by the consumer price index is expected to be 1.3% in March 2019. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer prices are expected to …

Press release No. 073 of 28 February 2019 Correction: Consumer prices in February 2019: 1.6% rise on February 2018 expected

Consumer price index, February 2019:
+1.6% on the same month a year earlier (provisional)
+0.5% on the previous month (provisional)

Harmonised index of consumer prices, February 2019:
+1.7% on the same month a year earlier (provisional)
+0.5% on the …

Press release No. 062 of 21 February 2019 Consumer prices in January 2019: +1.4% on January 2018

Consumer price index, January 2019
+1.4% on the same month a year earlier (provisional result confirmed)
-0.8% on the previous month (provisional result confirmed)

Harmonised index of consumer prices, January 2019
+1.7% on the same month a year …