Economic Buzz: German wholesale prices higher by 0.7% in August

The German selling prices in wholesale trade were 0.7% higher in August 2025 than in August 2024. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +0.5% in July 2025, and +0.9% in June 2025. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that wholesale prices in August 2025 fell by 0.6% compared with July 2025.

The main reason for the year-on-year increase in wholesale prices (total) in August 2025 were higher prices of food, beverages and tobacco, with average prices up 4.2% from August 2024 (-0.2% on July 2025).

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