Core HICP inflation (per cent) - Germany - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Germany, the core HICP inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in August 2026, the same value recorded in July 2026.
Sample. There are 356 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The period covered by the series goes from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the inflation rate registered a minimum of -0.2 per cent in August 2000; it recorded its highest level of 6.2 in July 2023; it averaged 1.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.50000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.60000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the HICP excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco |
| Country | Germany |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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