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German Producer prices in August 2017: +2.6% on August 2016
In August 2017 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 2.6% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In July 2017 the annual rate of change all over had been 2.3%, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared with the preceding month July 2017 the overall index rose by 0.2% in August 2017 (+0.2% in July and unchanged in June). In August 2017 the price indices of all main industrial groups increased compared with August 2016: Prices of non-durable consumer goods rose by 3.6%, prices of intermediate goods by 3.3%. Energy prices rose by 2.7%, though the development of ... (full story)