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Germany inflation rate

Germany inflation rate and monthly consumer price indices (CPI and HICP) are detailed here.

Source: Deutsche BundesbankLast updated: Curated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Indicator09-202608-202607-202606-202605-202604-202603-202602-202601-202612-202511-202510-202509-202508-202507-202506-202505-202504-202503-202502-202501-202512-202411-202410-202409-202408-202407-202406-202405-202404-202403-202402-202401-202412-202311-202310-202309-2023
National consumer price index (CPI)2
Unadjusted index2
Unadjusted figure Overall index5+3.3%+2.9%+2.8%+2.3%+2.6%+2.9%+2.7%+1.9%+2.1%+1.8%+2.3%+2.3%+2.4%+2.2%+2.0%+2.0%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.3%+2.3%+2.6%+2.2%+2.0%+1.6%+1.9%+2.3%+2.2%+2.4%+2.2%+2.2%+2.5%+2.9%+3.7%+3.2%+3.8%+4.5%
Unadjusted figure 01.1 Food+0.4%+0.1%+0.4%+0.4%+0.4%+1.2%+0.9%+1.1%+2.1%+0.8%+1.2%+1.3%+2.1%+2.5%+2.2%+2.0%+2.8%+2.8%+3.0%+2.4%+0.8%+2.0%+1.8%+2.3%+1.6%+1.5%+1.3%+1.1%+0.6%+0.5%−0.7%+0.9%+3.8%+4.6%+5.5%+6.1%+7.5%
Unadjusted figure 04.1 Actual housing rent+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%
Unadjusted figure Manufactured goods excluding energy+2.0%+2.0%+1.8%+1.6%+1.7%+1.4%+1.4%+1.5%+1.3%+0.7%+1.4%+1.8%+1.8%+2.0%+1.8%+1.6%+1.8%+1.5%+1.3%+1.0%+1.6%+2.1%+1.5%+1.5%+1.2%+1.0%+1.6%+1.6%+1.7%+2.2%+2.7%+3.4%+3.4%+3.9%+4.5%+4.9%+5.5%
Unadjusted figure Energy+14.9%+10.5%+8.3%+3.4%+6.6%+10.1%+7.2%−1.9%−1.7%−1.3%−0.1%−0.9%−0.7%−2.4%−3.4%−3.5%−4.6%−5.4%−2.8%−1.6%−1.6%−1.6%−3.7%−5.5%−7.6%−5.1%−1.7%−2.1%−1.1%−1.2%−2.7%−2.4%−2.8%+4.1%−4.5%−3.2%+1.0%
Unadjusted figure Services excluding actual housing rent (04.1), excluding inputed rentals for housing (04.2)+3.1%+3.2%+3.6%+3.7%+3.7%+3.3%+3.7%+3.7%+3.8%+4.1%+4.1%+4.2%+4.1%+3.7%+3.7%+4.0%+4.1%+4.9%+4.2%+4.7%+5.0%+5.1%+5.0%+4.9%+4.7%+4.7%+4.7%+4.9%+4.8%+3.9%+4.6%+4.2%+4.0%+3.7%+4.2%+5.0%+5.0%
Unadjusted, Overall index+37.5%+31.8%+40.0%+15.0%+23.8%+38.1%+22.7%−17.4%−8.7%−30.8%+4.5%+15.0%+50.0%+15.8%−13.0%−9.1%−12.5%−4.5%0.0%−8.0%−20.7%−29.7%−31.3%−47.4%−64.4%−68.9%−62.9%−65.6%−60.7%−69.4%−70.3%−71.3%−66.7%−54.3%−63.6%−56.8%−47.7%
Seasonally adjusted index1
Overall index7+3.3%+2.9%+2.7%+2.3%+2.7%+2.8%+2.6%+2.0%+2.1%+1.9%+2.3%+2.2%+2.4%+2.2%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.2%+2.2%+2.3%+2.4%+2.6%+2.2%+2.1%+1.6%+1.9%+2.3%+2.3%+2.4%+2.1%+2.2%+2.5%+2.8%+3.7%+3.2%+3.7%+4.5%
01.1 Food+0.4%+0.1%+0.4%+0.4%+0.5%+1.2%+0.9%+1.1%+2.1%+0.8%+1.1%+1.3%+2.1%+2.6%+2.2%+2.0%+2.8%+2.8%+3.0%+2.4%+0.8%+2.0%+1.8%+2.3%+1.6%+1.4%+1.3%+1.1%+0.6%+0.5%−0.7%+0.9%+3.8%+4.6%+5.5%+6.0%+7.4%
04.1 Actual housing rent+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%
Manufactured goods excluding energy+2.0%+2.0%+1.8%+1.7%+1.7%+1.4%+1.4%+1.5%+1.3%+0.7%+1.4%+1.8%+1.8%+2.0%+1.8%+1.6%+1.8%+1.5%+1.3%+1.0%+1.6%+2.1%+1.5%+1.5%+1.2%+0.9%+1.6%+1.6%+1.7%+2.2%+2.7%+3.4%+3.4%+3.9%+4.5%+4.9%+5.6%
Energy+14.9%+10.5%+8.3%+3.4%+6.6%+10.1%+7.2%−1.9%−1.7%−1.3%−0.1%−0.9%−0.7%−2.4%−3.4%−3.5%−4.6%−5.4%−2.8%−1.6%−1.6%−1.6%−3.7%−5.5%−7.6%−5.1%−1.7%−2.1%−1.1%−1.2%−2.7%−2.4%−2.8%+4.1%−4.5%−3.2%+1.0%
Services excluding actual housing rent (04.1), excluding inputed rentals for housing (04.2)+3.1%+3.3%+3.6%+3.7%+3.8%+3.4%+3.7%+3.8%+3.9%+4.1%+4.1%+4.2%+4.1%+3.8%+3.7%+4.0%+4.0%+4.9%+4.1%+4.7%+5.0%+5.2%+4.9%+4.8%+4.6%+4.7%+4.8%+4.9%+4.8%+3.8%+4.6%+4.2%+4.0%+3.7%+4.3%+5.0%+4.9%
Services+2.7%+2.8%+2.9%+3.1%+3.1%+2.9%+3.1%+3.3%+3.3%+3.4%+3.4%+3.5%+3.4%+3.1%+3.2%+3.3%+3.3%+3.9%+3.5%+3.7%+4.0%+4.1%+4.1%+3.9%+3.8%+3.9%+3.9%+3.9%+3.9%+3.3%+3.7%+3.4%+3.3%+3.2%+3.5%+3.9%+3.9%
All-items excluding energy1+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.3%+2.3%+2.1%+2.3%+2.4%+2.4%+2.2%+2.4%+2.5%+2.6%+2.6%+2.6%+2.6%+2.7%+2.9%+2.7%+2.7%+2.8%+3.1%+2.8%+2.9%+2.6%+2.6%+2.8%+2.7%+2.8%+2.6%+2.7%+3.0%+3.5%+3.6%+4.2%+4.5%+5.0%
All-items excluding energy and 01.1 food products+2.4%+2.4%+2.5%+2.5%+2.5%+2.3%+2.5%+2.5%+2.6%+2.3%+2.7%+2.8%+2.8%+2.7%+2.7%+2.7%+2.8%+2.9%+2.6%+2.7%+2.9%+3.4%+3.0%+2.8%+2.7%+2.8%+2.9%+3.0%+3.1%+3.0%+3.3%+3.4%+3.4%+3.5%+3.8%+4.3%+4.7%
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)3
Annual rate of change1
Overall index5+43.5%+45.0%+47.4%+20.0%+28.6%+31.8%+21.7%−23.1%−25.0%−28.6%+4.2%−4.2%+21.1%−4.8%−26.9%−23.1%−25.0%−8.3%−4.2%−3.7%−6.7%−24.3%+4.3%−17.2%−55.8%−67.2%−60.0%−61.2%−55.6%−68.0%−68.8%−71.0%−67.4%−61.5%−79.6%−75.0%−60.9%
Food incl. alcohol and tobacco−62.1%−71.0%−53.6%−48.1%−55.9%−29.0%−36.4%−27.6%+52.6%−43.8%−30.0%−36.4%+16.0%+24.0%+16.7%+17.4%+61.9%+34.8%+120.0%−3.3%−62.7%−44.8%−54.5%−53.5%−69.5%−73.1%−77.6%−81.7%−84.6%−85.2%−92.0%−83.3%−69.5%−64.6%−59.5%−54.2%−43.1%
Industrial goods excluding energy+75.0%+53.8%+15.4%+22.2%+20.0%+25.0%0.0%+28.6%−50.0%−84.6%−10.0%+50.0%+50.0%+85.7%+18.2%−10.0%−23.1%−52.9%−57.1%−74.1%−57.1%−60.6%−72.2%−80.5%−83.3%−87.0%−80.0%−83.9%−79.4%−75.7%−71.2%−63.0%−62.2%−55.4%−50.7%−43.8%−26.2%
Energy−2,014.3%−508.7%−314.7%−179.4%−222.2%−267.9%−342.3%+69.2%+46.2%−13.3%−97.2%−83.3%−90.7%−54.9%+78.9%+54.5%+246.2%+278.6%−10.3%−50.0%−56.7%−148.4%−50.7%−10.0%+837.5%−196.2%−148.7%−155.0%−126.5%−114.9%−147.5%−112.1%−112.0%−87.6%−118.2%−113.8%−101.8%
Services1−17.6%−3.3%+10.0%−8.3%−10.5%−33.3%−14.6%−25.5%−31.4%−17.0%−4.4%−22.9%−22.7%−31.8%−33.3%−21.7%−20.8%+25.0%+2.5%+23.7%+34.2%+38.2%+28.6%+14.3%−6.4%−34.3%−31.8%−24.6%+9.1%−25.0%−20.0%−11.6%+2.7%−15.0%−7.9%+7.7%+30.6%
Actual rental payments made for housing+4.8%+4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%+5.0%+10.0%+10.0%+10.0%+4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−4.5%0.0%−4.5%−9.1%−4.8%−4.8%−4.8%+5.0%+10.0%+5.0%0.0%0.0%+10.0%+5.0%+10.0%+10.0%+5.0%+5.0%+5.0%+5.3%+5.3%+11.1%+16.7%
All-items excluding energy1−11.5%−8.0%0.0%−11.5%−14.3%−25.8%−17.2%−22.6%−24.2%−27.3%−9.7%−21.2%−13.3%−13.8%−22.6%−16.1%−12.5%+10.7%0.0%−6.1%−10.8%−13.2%−24.4%−29.8%−44.4%−57.4%−56.3%−58.1%−52.9%−62.7%−65.1%−57.7%−49.3%−49.3%−43.8%−34.7%−18.2%
All-items excluding energy and unprocessed food1−18.5%−8.0%−4.0%−14.8%−20.7%−26.7%−17.2%−22.6%−31.4%−29.4%−6.5%−18.2%−10.0%−16.7%−19.4%−12.9%−12.1%+3.4%−12.1%−11.4%−2.8%−8.1%−22.5%−31.3%−44.4%−55.9%−55.7%−57.5%−50.0%−60.8%−57.7%−52.7%−49.3%−48.6%−42.0%−28.4%−12.9%
All-items excluding energy and food−3.8%+8.3%+13.0%−3.8%−3.7%−25.8%−10.7%−19.4%−33.3%−26.5%−3.2%−18.2%−16.1%−20.0%−28.1%−21.2%−20.6%+6.9%−15.2%−8.8%+5.9%0.0%−11.4%−21.4%−35.4%−51.6%−48.4%−45.9%−33.3%−48.2%−44.1%−37.0%−33.3%−35.8%−31.4%−19.2%+2.1%
Unadjusted index1
Overall index5+3.3%+2.9%+2.8%+2.4%+2.7%+2.9%+2.8%+2.0%+2.1%+2.0%+2.5%+2.3%+2.3%+2.0%+1.9%+2.0%+2.1%+2.2%+2.3%+2.6%+2.8%+2.8%+2.4%+2.4%+1.9%+2.1%+2.6%+2.6%+2.8%+2.4%+2.4%+2.7%+3.0%+3.7%+2.3%+2.9%+4.3%
Food incl. alcohol and tobacco+1.1%+0.9%+1.3%+1.4%+1.5%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.9%+1.8%+2.1%+2.1%+2.9%+3.1%+2.8%+2.7%+3.4%+3.1%+3.3%+2.9%+1.9%+3.2%+3.0%+3.3%+2.5%+2.5%+2.4%+2.3%+2.1%+2.3%+1.5%+3.0%+5.1%+5.8%+6.6%+7.1%+8.2%
Industrial goods excluding energy+2.1%+2.0%+1.5%+1.1%+1.2%+1.0%+0.9%+0.9%+0.6%+0.2%+0.9%+1.2%+1.2%+1.3%+1.3%+0.9%+1.0%+0.8%+0.9%+0.7%+1.2%+1.3%+1.0%+0.8%+0.8%+0.7%+1.1%+1.0%+1.3%+1.7%+2.1%+2.7%+2.8%+3.3%+3.6%+4.1%+4.8%
Energy+13.4%+9.4%+7.3%+2.7%+5.5%+8.9%+6.3%−2.2%−1.9%−1.3%−0.1%−0.9%−0.7%−2.3%−3.4%−3.4%−4.5%−5.3%−2.6%−1.3%−1.3%−1.5%−3.6%−5.4%−7.5%−5.1%−1.9%−2.2%−1.3%−1.4%−2.9%−2.6%−3.0%+3.1%−7.3%−6.0%−0.8%
Services1+2.8%+2.9%+3.3%+3.3%+3.4%+3.0%+3.5%+3.5%+3.5%+3.9%+4.3%+3.7%+3.4%+3.0%+3.0%+3.6%+3.8%+4.5%+4.1%+4.7%+5.1%+4.7%+4.5%+4.8%+4.4%+4.4%+4.5%+4.6%+4.8%+3.6%+4.0%+3.8%+3.8%+3.4%+3.5%+4.2%+4.7%
Actual rental payments made for housing+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%+2.1%
All-items excluding energy1+2.3%+2.3%+2.4%+2.3%+2.4%+2.3%+2.4%+2.4%+2.5%+2.4%+2.8%+2.6%+2.6%+2.5%+2.4%+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%+2.9%+3.1%+3.3%+3.3%+3.1%+3.3%+3.0%+2.9%+3.1%+3.1%+3.2%+2.8%+2.9%+3.3%+3.7%+3.8%+4.1%+4.7%+5.4%
All-items excluding energy and unprocessed food1+2.2%+2.3%+2.4%+2.3%+2.3%+2.2%+2.4%+2.4%+2.4%+2.4%+2.9%+2.7%+2.7%+2.5%+2.5%+2.7%+2.9%+3.0%+2.9%+3.1%+3.5%+3.4%+3.1%+3.3%+3.0%+3.0%+3.1%+3.1%+3.3%+2.9%+3.3%+3.5%+3.6%+3.7%+4.0%+4.8%+5.4%
All-items excluding energy and food+2.5%+2.6%+2.6%+2.5%+2.6%+2.3%+2.5%+2.5%+2.4%+2.5%+3.0%+2.7%+2.6%+2.4%+2.3%+2.6%+2.7%+3.1%+2.8%+3.1%+3.6%+3.4%+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%+3.0%+3.2%+3.3%+3.4%+2.9%+3.3%+3.4%+3.4%+3.4%+3.5%+4.2%+4.8%
Seasonally adjusted index1
Overall index, Adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted5+3.3%+3.0%+2.9%+2.4%+2.7%+2.9%+2.8%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%+2.4%+2.3%+2.6%+2.2%+2.0%+2.0%+2.0%+2.3%+2.3%+2.4%+2.6%+2.8%+2.4%+2.4%+1.9%+2.2%+2.7%+2.6%+2.7%+2.4%+2.3%+2.6%+2.9%+3.8%+2.6%+2.7%+4.0%
Food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Adjusted to the annual averages of the unadjusted+1.0%+0.9%+1.3%+1.5%+1.5%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+3.0%+1.8%+2.1%+2.0%+3.0%+3.2%+2.9%+2.7%+3.4%+3.1%+3.3%+3.0%+2.0%+3.1%+3.0%+3.3%+2.5%+2.5%+2.4%+2.2%+2.1%+2.3%+1.6%+2.9%+5.0%+5.7%+6.6%+7.1%+8.3%
Industrial goods excluding energy, Adjusted to the annual averages of the unadjusted+2.1%+2.0%+1.6%+1.2%+1.2%+1.0%+0.9%+0.9%+0.6%+0.3%+1.0%+1.3%+1.2%+1.3%+1.2%+0.9%+1.1%+0.8%+0.9%+0.5%+1.1%+1.2%+0.9%+0.8%+0.8%+0.6%+1.0%+1.0%+1.3%+1.7%+2.1%+2.7%+2.7%+3.4%+3.6%+4.1%+4.8%
Energy, Without adjustment to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted+13.4%+9.4%+7.3%+2.6%+5.6%+8.9%+6.2%−2.3%−1.9%−1.3%−0.1%−0.8%−0.7%−2.4%−3.4%−3.4%−4.5%−5.3%−2.6%−1.3%−1.4%−1.5%−3.7%−5.5%−7.5%−5.0%−1.9%−2.2%−1.2%−1.3%−2.8%−2.6%−2.9%+3.0%−7.3%−5.9%−0.8%
Services, Adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted1+2.9%+3.1%+3.4%+3.4%+3.4%+3.1%+3.5%+3.4%+3.5%+3.7%+3.9%+3.8%+3.7%+3.5%+3.5%+3.7%+3.8%+4.6%+3.8%+4.2%+4.5%+4.7%+4.3%+4.7%+4.5%+4.6%+4.8%+4.8%+4.7%+3.7%+3.8%+3.6%+3.6%+3.4%+4.1%+3.8%+4.3%
Actual rental payments made for housing, Without adjustment to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.1%+2.0%+2.0%+2.1%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.2%+2.1%+2.1%+2.0%+2.1%+2.0%
All-items excluding energy, Adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted1+2.3%+2.3%+2.5%+2.4%+2.4%+2.3%+2.4%+2.4%+2.5%+2.3%+2.6%+2.6%+2.8%+2.8%+2.7%+2.7%+2.9%+3.2%+2.8%+2.8%+2.9%+3.2%+3.0%+3.3%+3.1%+3.1%+3.2%+3.2%+3.2%+2.8%+2.9%+3.2%+3.7%+3.9%+4.4%+4.5%+5.2%
All-items excluding energy and unprocessed food, Adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted1+2.2%+2.4%+2.5%+2.4%+2.3%+2.2%+2.3%+2.3%+2.3%+2.3%+2.7%+2.7%+2.9%+2.7%+2.7%+2.7%+2.9%+3.1%+2.8%+2.8%+3.1%+3.4%+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%+3.2%+3.3%+3.3%+3.3%+3.0%+3.2%+3.4%+3.5%+3.7%+4.3%+4.6%+5.1%
All-items excluding energy and food, Adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted+2.6%+2.6%+2.7%+2.6%+2.6%+2.3%+2.4%+2.4%+2.4%+2.4%+2.9%+2.8%+2.8%+2.7%+2.7%+2.7%+2.7%+3.1%+2.7%+2.9%+3.1%+3.4%+3.0%+3.3%+3.1%+3.2%+3.3%+3.3%+3.5%+3.0%+3.2%+3.3%+3.3%+3.5%+3.9%+3.9%+4.5%

Latest reading

The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jun 1948 to Sep 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank.

About this data

Germany inflation rate and monthly consumer price indices (CPI and HICP) are detailed here. The table tracks national and harmonised measures published by the Deutsche Bundesbank since 1948. It includes overall indices, annual inflation rates, and core inflation excluding energy and food. Breakdowns cover major categories like actual housing rent, services and manufactured goods, presented as unadjusted and calendar-adjusted figures on a 2020 or 2025 base year.

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest figure for Germany inflation rate?
Unadjusted figure Overall index stood at 126.6 in Sep 2026. That is +0.6% from Aug 2026 and +3.3% from a year earlier.
Is Germany inflation rate at a high or a low right now?
The year-on-year change of +3.3% is the highest since Dec 2023.
How far back does the Germany inflation rate data go?
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jun 1948 to Sep 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What is the difference between the Germany CPI and HICP?
The national consumer price index (CPI) measures price changes for households in Germany, while the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) is calculated using a standardised European methodology. The HICP allows for direct comparisons between Germany and other EU member states.
Does the Germany inflation rate include core inflation measures?
Yes, the table includes core inflation measures for Germany, which exclude volatile components such as energy and food. These are available alongside breakdowns for services, manufactured goods and actual housing rent.
Are the Germany consumer price indices seasonally adjusted?
The Germany consumer price indices (CPI and HICP) are provided as unadjusted figures, with select categories also available adjusted to the annual averages of the calendar-adjusted series. Index values are presented on a 2020 or 2025 base year.