Consumer prices in Germany were 1.6% higher in October 2017 than in October 2016. The inflation rate, as measured by the consumer price index, was +1.8% in both September and August 2017. The consumer price index in October 2017 remained unchanged compared with September 2017. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) thus confirms its provisional overall results of 30 October 2017. Energy prices in October 2017 were by 1.2% higher than a year earlier. In September 2017, the rate of energy price increase had been +2.7%. The upward effect of energy prices on the overall inflation rate diminished markedly. Prices of ... (full story)