Fueled above all by higher energy costs, consumer prices in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rose by 4.4 percent in September compared to September 2020.
This emerges from a current report by the State Statistical Office.
Inflation in the north-east was thus above the rate of 4.1 percent determined for the whole of Germany.
Schwerin - A four to the decimal point was last determined nationwide in December 1993.
Higher inflation weakens the purchasing power of consumers - they can buy for one euro less than before.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the rate of inflation had already climbed above the four percent mark in August.
The office reported a price level 4.3 percent higher than in August 2021. In July inflation was 3.8 percent, in June it was a more moderate 2.4 percent.
An expert from the statistics office in Schwerin named the high energy prices as the main reason for the sharp rise in prices on Monday.
At the petrol pumps in the commuter state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 27.1 percent more had to be paid for fuel in September than a year earlier.
Heating oil rose by 34.1 percent, while gas prices rose by a moderate 3.5 percent in September.
District heating increased by 8.1 percent in comparison.
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But some foods have also become significantly more expensive, for example eggs (plus 21 percent), tomatoes (plus 51.7 percent), lettuce and iceberg lettuce (plus 45.8 percent) or potatoes (plus 19 percent) and coffee (plus 10 , 8 percent).
The statistical office reports a ray of hope for consumers with bananas - they have been cheaper by 2.5 percent since September 2020.
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