BERLIN, Jan 7 (QNA/APP): Preliminary estimates from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office showed a slowdown in the inflation rate in December 2025 compared with the same month in 2024.
The office said the inflation rate in the final month of last year stood at 1.8 percent, and that average annual inflation for 2025 reached 2.2 percent, according to preliminary estimates.
The statistical office attributed the slowdown in the pace of price increases to a decline in energy prices compared with the previous year, pointing to a tangible impact from developments in electricity and gas prices on the overall price index.
The German office said energy prices in the consumer price index fell by about 0.1 percent in December 2025 compared with December 2024, reflecting the impact of lower electricity and gas costs on the energy component of the overall price index, which reduced price pressures in this category compared with previous years.
The consumer price index report issued by the German Statistical Office said that overall inflation for 2025 averaged 2.4 percent for energy and food prices, excluding core prices, which recorded inflation of 2.2 percent.
The office added that these results reflect the continued impact of energy price developments on the cost structure of German households, with energy prices declining on a year-on-year basis for the first time in several months, helping to lower overall inflation, at a time when prices of other goods and services continued to face varying pressures.