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2.3 percent inflation in June

2021-07-13T09:41:07.153Z


Inflation is weakening slightly Inflation is weakening slightly Wiesbaden - Inflation in Germany weakened somewhat in June. Consumer prices were still 2.3 percent above the level of the same month last year, as the Federal Statistical Office has calculated. However, for the first time in five months, inflation weakened slightly with an upward trend. From May to June consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent. The Wiesbaden authority


Inflation is weakening slightly

Wiesbaden - Inflation in Germany weakened somewhat in June.

Consumer prices were still 2.3 percent above the level of the same month last year, as the Federal Statistical Office has calculated.

However, for the first time in five months, inflation weakened slightly with an upward trend.

From May to June consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent.

The Wiesbaden authority confirmed its preliminary information from the end of June on Tuesday.

In May, the inflation rate in Europe's largest economy was 2.5 percent, the highest level in almost ten years. Economists do not see a trend reversal towards falling inflation rates in the June figures. On the contrary: many experts believe temporarily inflation rates of around four percent are possible this year.

Two special factors in particular are fueling inflation. Energy prices have been rising above average for months. One reason is a so-called base effect: a year ago, when the Corona crisis broke out, crude oil prices collapsed due to low demand on the world market. They have since recovered. In addition, since January 25 euros per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been due in Germany that is produced when diesel, petrol, heating oil and natural gas are burned. A second price driver: the VAT, which was lowered for half a year in 2020, has been back to the old level since January. dpa

Source: merkur

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