Destatis released its final consumer price data for Germany on Friday. German final consumer price index were down 0.4% in February, in line with the preliminary estimate, after a 0.8% decline in January.

On a yearly basis, German final consumer price index declined to 0.0% in February from 0.5% in January, in line with the preliminary estimate.

Energy prices dropped 8.5% year-on-year in February, while food prices climbed 0.8%.

Consumer prices excluding energy increased 0.9% year-on-year in February.