Consumer prices in Germany rose 1.6% in June 2019 compared with June 2018. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the inflation rate - as measured by the consumer price index - was slightly up. In May 2019, it had been +1.4%. Compared with May 2019, the consumer price index rose by 0.3% in June 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) thus confirms its provisional overall results for the CPI. The provisional results of 27 June 2019 regarding the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) are corrected upwards by the final results. Energy product prices rose 2.5% from June 2018 to June ... (full story)