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Inflation in Germany

Inflation in Germany: 3.3% in September 2026; highest 11.6% in October 2022, lowest −0.7% in July 2009 since 1997 — Eurostat.

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What was the annual inflation rate in Germany in each of the last 36 months, overall and by component?

MonthAll itemsCore (excl. energy, food, alcohol, tobacco)EnergyFood, alcohol, tobaccoServicesElectricity, gas, heat
September 20263.3%2.5%13.4%1.1%2.8%−4.2%
August 20262.9%2.6%9.4%0.9%2.9%−4.0%
July 20262.8%2.6%7.3%1.3%3.3%−3.9%
June 20262.4%2.5%2.7%1.4%3.3%−3.7%
May 20262.7%2.6%5.5%1.5%3.4%−3.5%
April 20262.9%2.3%8.9%2.2%3.0%−3.3%
March 20262.8%2.5%6.3%2.1%3.5%−3.4%
February 20262.0%2.5%−2.2%2.1%3.5%−3.3%
January 20262.1%2.4%−1.9%2.9%3.5%−2.6%
December 20252.0%2.5%−1.3%1.8%3.9%−1.2%
November 20252.5%3.0%−0.1%2.1%4.3%−1.0%
October 20252.3%2.7%−0.9%2.1%3.7%−1.0%
September 20252.3%2.6%−0.7%2.9%3.4%−1.4%
August 20252.0%2.4%−2.3%3.1%3.0%−1.5%
July 20251.9%2.3%−3.4%2.8%3.0%−1.9%
June 20252.0%2.6%−3.4%2.7%3.6%−2.1%
May 20252.1%2.7%−4.5%3.4%3.8%−2.2%
April 20252.2%3.1%−5.3%3.1%4.5%−2.4%
March 20252.3%2.8%−2.6%3.3%4.1%−0.7%
February 20252.6%3.1%−1.3%2.9%4.7%−1.6%
January 20252.8%3.6%−1.3%1.9%5.1%−2.2%
December 20242.8%3.4%−1.5%3.2%4.7%0.4%
November 20242.4%3.1%−3.6%3.0%4.5%−0.8%
October 20242.4%3.3%−5.4%3.3%4.8%−2.2%
September 20241.9%3.1%−7.5%2.5%4.4%−2.9%
August 20242.1%3.0%−5.1%2.5%4.4%−3.1%
July 20242.6%3.2%−1.9%2.4%4.5%−2.6%
June 20242.6%3.3%−2.2%2.3%4.6%−2.7%
May 20242.8%3.4%−1.3%2.1%4.8%−3.0%
April 20242.4%2.9%−1.4%2.3%3.6%−2.7%
March 20242.4%3.3%−2.9%1.5%4.0%−3.7%
February 20242.7%3.4%−2.6%3.0%3.8%−2.7%
January 20243.0%3.4%−3.0%5.1%3.8%−1.9%
December 20233.7%3.4%3.1%5.8%3.4%9.9%
November 20232.3%3.5%−7.3%6.6%3.5%−5.2%
October 20232.9%4.2%−6.0%7.1%4.2%−1.3%

What was the annual inflation rate in Germany each December since 1997?

YearDecember
20252.0%
20242.8%
20233.7%
20229.6%
20215.7%
2020−0.6%
20191.6%
20181.6%
20171.5%
20161.6%
20150.2%
20140.1%
20131.3%
20122.0%
20112.3%
20101.8%
20090.9%
20081.1%
20073.1%
20061.4%
20052.2%
20042.2%
20031.1%
20021.1%
20011.4%
20002.1%
19991.4%
19980.2%
19971.4%

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Source: Eurostat (reuse with attribution). Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, ECOICOP version 2, change on the same month a year earlier (dataset prc_hicp_minr). Euro area in its changing composition. Source record.

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