“Inflation on the decline’: The majority of companies want to reduce prices. Fewer companies are planning to raise their prices, especially in consumer-related industries.
In the spring, inflation could even fall below the two percent mark, said economist Sebastian Becker from Deutsche Bank. “That would be a welcome development and, above all, could improve consumer sentiment,” said the expert (lma/Reuters) According to economists, the German inflation rate fell to its lowest level in almost three years in March.