In October 2017 the index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 2.7% compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In September 2017 the annual rate of change all over had been 3.1%, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with the preceding month September 2017 the overall index rose by 0.3% in October 2017 (+0.3% in September and +0.2% in August). In October 2017 the price indices of all main industrial groups increased compared with October 2016: Prices of intermediate rose goods by 4.1%. Energy prices were up 2.8%, though the development of prices of the ... (full story)