Germany consumer price index, unadjusted
Germany consumer price index, unadjusted stood at 121.9 in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Price indices (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Price indices (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index | |||||||||||
| Unadjusted figure Overall index | 121.9 | 119.3 | 116.7 | 110.2 | 103.1 | 100 | 99.5 | 98.1 | 96.4 | 95 | |
| Unadjusted, Overall index | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Understanding germany consumer price index, unadjusted
Captures the evolving cost of a fixed representative basket of goods and services acquired by private households within the domestic economy. The national overall consumer price index traces out-of-pocket retail expenses for everyday items, encompassing both locally produced and imported final consumer products. Distinct from externally harmonised metrics, this aggregate incorporates specific internal methodologies regarding the treatment of owner-occupied housing, games of chance, and specific weighting structures aligned closely with indigenous expenditure patterns. The entire spectrum of private consumption is represented in the unadjusted figure, consolidating everything from durable goods and vehicles to utility bills, groceries, and regular service fees.
Assessing this unadjusted metric requires an explicit awareness of recurring calendar effects and intra-year seasonal variations, as no statistical smoothing is applied to the raw price collection. Since the unit is Index 2020=100, the series maps current aggregate household costs directly back to that specific anchor period. Periodic rebasing of the underlying expenditure basket alters the reference point and the item weights, meaning long-term historical analyses must bridge technical breaks carefully. Analysts typically contrast this national series with corresponding harmonised index figures to evaluate how domestic methodological divergences shape the broader inflationary picture, or rely on it specifically for internal indexing contracts.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the base year indicate here?
- It establishes the reference period against which all current price levels are evaluated.
- Are seasonal price swings visible in this series?
- Yes, the lack of statistical adjustment means regular calendar-driven fluctuations remain fully present in the reading.
- How does this differ from the harmonised equivalent?
- It utilises a strictly national methodology, leading to distinct treatment of certain housing costs and differing component weights.