Economic Indicators

German wholesale prices rise slightly in August

2022.09.15 02:38

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BERLIN (Reuters) – German wholesale prices grew slightly in August compared with the previous month, with a rise in dairy products and fats providing a bump, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday.

Prices for dairy, eggs and edible oils and fats were up 2.4% on the month while scrap and residual materials were down 5.1% and ores, metals and semi-finished metal products were down 4.7%.

Year-on-year, the increase in German wholesale prices eased for the fourth consecutive month, rising in August by 18.9%, the statistics office said.

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