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Consumer prices in April 2019: +2.0% on April 2018
Consumer prices in Germany rose by 2.0% in April 2019 compared with April 2018. The inflation rate - as measured by the consumer price index - was considerably higher year on year than in March 2019 (+1.3%). Compared with March 2019, the consumer price index increased by 1.0% in April 2019. The prices of energy products in April 2019 were up 4.6% year on year, which had an upward effect on the overall inflation rate. The prices of heating oil increased by 9.4% and of motor fuels by 5.4% between April 2018 and April 2019. Marked price increases were also recorded for district heating (+5.3%), natural gas (+3.2%) and ... (full story)