Core consumer prices in Germany increased 2.50 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Germany averaged 1.70 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.29 percent in May of 1992 and a record low of -6.10 percent in July of 2020. source: Federal Statistical Office

Core Inflation Rate in Germany is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.10 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
PPI YoY -3.00 -2.50 percent Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 122.80 122.70 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 119.10 117.90 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate 2.50 2.50 percent Feb 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 106.50 111.50 points Jan 2026
CPI Education 123.80 122.10 points Jan 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 137.70 136.50 points Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 118.10 118.20 points Jan 2026
CPI Recreation, Entertainment and Culture 115.90 117.80 points Jan 2026
CPI Restaurant and Accommodation Services 133.00 132.90 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 129.00 128.50 points Jan 2026
Export Prices 116.50 115.50 points Jan 2026
Food Inflation 2.60 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 100.94 100.56 points Feb 2026
Import Prices 112.50 111.30 points Jan 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.90 2.10 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.10 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 124.40 125.10 points Jan 2026
Wholesale Prices 118.80 117.70 points Jan 2026


Germany Core Inflation Rate
In Germany, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.50 2.50 6.29 -6.10 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
2010=100