Germany’s wholesale prices edged up by 0.1% year-on-year in December 2024, reversing a 0.6% drop in the previous month and marking the first gain since April 2023. Wholesale costs increased for non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products (22.3%), coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices (34.3%), sugar, confectionery, and bakery goods (11.0%), and milk, milk products, eggs, edible fats and oils (5.7%). Conversely, prices were lower for computers and peripheral equipment (-6.0%), mineral oil products (-6.0%), and iron, steel, and ferrous semi-finished products (-4.9%). Monthly, prices inched higher (0.1% vs flat reading in November), in line with consensus. On an annual average, wholesale prices fell by 1.3% compared with 2023. source: Federal Statistical Office

Wholesale Prices YoY in Germany increased to 0.10 percent in December from -0.60 percent in November of 2024. Wholesale Prices YoY in Germany averaged 2.37 percent from 1969 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 20.30 percent in April of 2022 and a record low of -10.60 percent in July of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Wholesale Prices YoY. Germany Wholesale Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Wholesale Prices YoY in Germany increased to 0.10 percent in December from -0.60 percent in November of 2024. Wholesale Prices YoY in Germany is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Wholesale Prices YoY is projected to trend around 2.40 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-13 07:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Nov -0.6% -0.8% -0.4%
2025-01-15 07:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Dec 0.1% -0.6% 0.1%
2025-02-14 07:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Jan 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Baden Wuerttemberg CPI YoY 2.60 2.20 percent Dec 2024
Bavaria CPI MoM 3.00 0.50 percent Jan 2025
Brandenburg CPI YoY 2.40 1.90 percent Dec 2024
CPI 120.50 119.90 points Dec 2024
Core Consumer Prices 115.10 116.00 points Dec 2024
Core Inflation Rate 3.10 3.00 percent Dec 2024
CPI Housing Utilities 116.40 116.30 points Dec 2024
CPI Transportation 125.60 123.80 points Dec 2024
Energy Inflation -1.60 -3.70 percent Dec 2024
Export Prices 115.20 114.80 points Nov 2024
Food Inflation 2.59 2.44 percent Dec 2024
Harmonised Consumer Prices 130.20 129.30 points Dec 2024
Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM 0.70 -0.70 percent Dec 2024
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 2.40 percent Dec 2024
Hesse CPI YoY 2.40 2.00 percent Dec 2024
Import Prices 113.50 112.50 points Nov 2024
Import Prices MoM 0.90 0.60 percent Nov 2024
Import Prices YoY 0.60 -0.80 percent Nov 2024
Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.20 percent Dec 2024
Inflation Rate MoM 0.50 -0.20 percent Dec 2024
North Rhine Westphalia CPI YoY 2.50 1.90 percent Dec 2024
PPI MoM -0.10 0.50 percent Dec 2024
Producer Prices 128.30 128.40 points Dec 2024
PPI YoY 0.80 0.10 percent Dec 2024
Rent Inflation 2.20 2.30 percent Dec 2024
Saxony CPI YoY 3.20 2.90 percent Dec 2024
Services Inflation 4.10 4.00 percent Dec 2024
Wholesale Prices 116.30 116.20 points Dec 2024
Wholesale Prices MoM 0.10 0.00 percent Dec 2024
Wholesale Prices YoY 0.10 -0.60 percent Dec 2024

Germany Wholesale Prices YoY
The index of wholesale prices measures the development of prices of goods sold by wholesalers within Germany to the extent that such sales are included under wholesale, such as contracts concluded with resellers, processors or other bulk purchasers. This may refer to goods produced in Germany or to imported goods. Excluded are sales from producers direct to retailers or final consumers.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.10 -0.60 20.30 -10.60 1969 - 2024 percent Monthly
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German Wholesale Prices Rise for First Time in 20 Months
Germany’s wholesale prices edged up by 0.1% year-on-year in December 2024, reversing a 0.6% drop in the previous month and marking the first gain since April 2023. Wholesale costs increased for non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products (22.3%), coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices (34.3%), sugar, confectionery, and bakery goods (11.0%), and milk, milk products, eggs, edible fats and oils (5.7%). Conversely, prices were lower for computers and peripheral equipment (-6.0%), mineral oil products (-6.0%), and iron, steel, and ferrous semi-finished products (-4.9%). Monthly, prices inched higher (0.1% vs flat reading in November), in line with consensus. On an annual average, wholesale prices fell by 1.3% compared with 2023.
2025-01-15
German Wholesale Prices Fall the Least in 4 Months
Germany’s wholesale prices fell by 0.6% year-on-year in November 2024, easing from a 0.8% drop in October and marking the mildest decline since July. Prices continued to decline for mineral oil products (-10.9%), computers and peripheral equipment (-6.3%), iron, steel, and ferrous semi-finished products (-5.4%), and flat glass (-3.9%). These decreases were partially offset by higher wholesale costs for coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices (+25.4%), non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products (+22.7%), sugar and bakery goods (+10.9%), milk products (+6.8%), and waste and scrap (+5.2%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices were unchanged, easing more than the expected 0.2% increase, following a 0.4% rise in the previous period.
2024-12-13
German Wholesale Prices Drop the Least in 3 Months
Germany’s wholesale prices declined by 0.8% year-on-year in October 2024, slower than a 1.6% fall in the previous month. This marked the 18th straight month of falling producer prices but the softest decrease since July, dragged by lower prices for mineral oil products (-11.5%), iron, steel and ferrous semi-finished metal products (-5.3%), computers and peripheral equipment (-4.9%), and chemical products (-4.6%). On the other hand, costs increased for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (26.0%), non-ferrous ores, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products (24.0%), sugar, confectionery and bakery products (9.9%), waste and scrap (8.3%), and metals and metal ores (6.2%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices increased by 0.4%, a reversal from a 0.3% drop and above the forecasted 0.1% gain.
2024-11-15