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German Import prices in March 2017: +6.1% on March 2016
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices increased by 6.1% in March 2017 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February 2017 and in January 2017 the annual rates of change were +7.4% and +6.0%, respectively. From February 2017 to March 2017 the index fell by 0.5%. The index of import prices, excluding crude oil and mineral oil products, increased by 4.2% compared with the level of a year earlier. The index of export prices increased by 2.3% in March 2017 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February 2017 and in January ... (full story)