German inflation confirmed at 2.0% in December
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 16, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 16, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
German inflation slowed to 2.0% in December, down from 2.6% in November, as confirmed by the federal statistics office.
BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed in December to 2.0%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming preliminary data.
Inflation, or consumer prices harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, stood at 2.6% year-on-year in November.
The statistics office gives more detailed monthly data on its website.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray, Editing by Friederike Heine)
Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, eroding purchasing power. It is typically measured as an annual percentage increase.
Monetary policy refers to the actions taken by a country's central bank to control the money supply and interest rates to achieve macroeconomic objectives such as controlling inflation, consumption, growth, and liquidity.
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