2025.09.1506:11:16UTC+00Germany Wholesale Inflation Quickens

In August 2025, wholesale prices in Germany experienced a year-on-year increase of 0.7%, up from the previous month's 0.5% rise, marking the ninth straight month of growth. This was spearheaded by a notable 4.2% climb in the cost of food, beverages, and tobacco. Specifically, prices surged for items such as coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices by 17.7%, sugar and bakery products by 14.5%, meat and meat products by 9.4%, live animals by 8.9%, and milk, milk products, eggs, and oils by 7.4%. Non-ferrous ores and metals showed a significant increase as well, jumping 21.1%. However, there were notable price decreases in certain sectors, including solid fuels and mineral oil products, which fell by 6.9%, waste and scrap by 10.4%, computers and related equipment by 4.9%, and iron, steel, and ferrous semi-finished products by 4.6%. On a month-to-month basis, wholesale prices fell by 0.6%, a sharper drop than the 0.1% decrease seen in July, contradicting expectations for a 0.2% rise and marking the most substantial decline in the past year.