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Inflation rate of +6.1% expected in May 2023
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +6.1% in May 2023. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. The inflation rate therefore continued to fall in May 2023 (April 2023: +7.2%, March 2023: +7.4% and February 2023: +8.7%). Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that consumer prices are expected to decline by 0.1% on April 2023. table In May 2023, food prices continued to show above-average growth (+14.9%) compared with the same month of the previous year. At +2.6%, the year-on-year ... (full story)