Germany’s consumer price index shows a 1.8% rise in December 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This figure represents the change compared with the same month a year earlier. Consumer prices were unchanged in November 2025. The annual average inflation is expected at 2.2% for 2025. Core inflation (excluding food and energy) is expected at 2.4% in December. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose 2.0% year‑on‑year in December and 2.3% for the year. Energy prices fell by 1.3% and food prices rose 0.8%. Consumers can calculate a personal inflation rate with Destatis’s calculator. The data also show that services inflation remained steady at 3.5% while goods inflation fell to 0.4%.
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