WIESBADEN- The consumer price index for Germany is expected to have risen by an average of 1.5% in 2013 compared with 2012. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the consumer price index is expected to have increased by 1.4% in December 2013 on December 2012. Compared with November 2013, consumer prices rose by 0.4%.

In a year-on-year comparison, the 3.8% increase in food prices expected for December 2013 is still higher than average. Compared with December 2012, the prices for energy products are expected to be slightly up (+1.1%) for the first time again.

Year-on-year change in the consumer price index
regarding selected product groups, in percent  
Overall index / subindex Weight in
per mill 		September
2013 		October
2013
1 Provisional figure.
2 Household energy and motor fuels.
3 Net rents exclusive of heating expenses.
Overall index 1000 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4
Goods 479.77 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4
including: 
106.56 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3 1.1
Food 90.52 4.7 4.2 3.2 3.8
Services 520.23 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.4
including: 
209,93 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.6

The harmonised consumer price index for Germany, which is calculated for European purposes, is expected to have increased by 1.6% in 2013 compared with 2012. For December 2013, a year-on-year increase in the harmonised consumer price index of 1.2% is expected, while the rise on November is 0.5%.

The final results for December 2013 and the annual average of 2013 will be released on 16 January 2014.

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