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Import prices in December 2020:-3.4% on December 2019
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices decreased by 3.4% in December 2020 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In November and in October 2020 the annual rates of change were -3.8% and -3.9%, respectively. From November 2020 to December 2020 the index rose by 0.6%. On an annual average in 2020 the index of import prices was 4.3% lower than the average index of 2019 (2019: -1.0% compared with 2018).The index of import prices, excluding crude oil and mineral oil products, decreased by 1.0% in December 2020 compared with December 2019 and in ... (full story)