Consumer prices in Germany were 1.8% higher in November 2017 than in November 2016. This means that the inflation rate as measured by the consumer price index was again slightly up, after standing at +1.6% in October 2017 (September and August 2017: +1.8% each). Compared with October 2017, the consumer price index increased by 0.3% in November 2017. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) thus confirms its provisional overall results of 29 November 2017.