• German import price index flat in March

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27 April 2018

German import price index flat in March

As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices decreased by 0.1% in March 2018 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February and in January 2018 the annual rates of change were -0.6% and +0.7%, respectively. From February 2018 to March 2018 the index did not change.

The index of import prices, excluding crude oil and mineral oil products, decreased by 0.9% compared with the level of a year earlier.

The index of export prices increased by 0.7% in March 2018 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February and in January 2018 the annual rates of change were +0.5% and +0.7%, respectively. From February 2018 to March 2018 the export price index rose by 0.2%.

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