Favorable energy, but rising food prices: On average, consumers have an average: Interior prices in Germany in July with 2.0 percent in the same month as in the previous year as in June of the current year. The Federal Statistical Office confirmed preliminary calculations. According to the Wiesbaden authority, prices rose 0.3 percent from June to July.
“The inflation rate has stabilized since the beginning of the year and remained unchanged again for two months in a row,” the President of the Federal Statistical Office, Ruth Brand. However, the so -called core inflation – i.e. the rate without the fluctuation prices for food and energy – is increased unchanged at 2.7 percent.
The daily purchase has become more expensive
The price increases for food fell slightly larger in July than in June. Fruit (plus 7.6 percent), sugar and confectionery (plus 5.6 percent) as well as dairy products and eggs (plus 4.1 percent) were more expensive than a year earlier. For example, chocolate was increasingly increased by 18.6 percent. Vegetables, on the other hand, were 3.2 percent cheaper, potato prices were 16.1 percent below the level of July 2024.
According to calculations by the Wiesbaden statisticians, energy was 3.4 percent cheaper than a year earlier in July. This dampens the inflation rate. However, the difference in the months before was even greater. In July 2025, the prices for fuels decreased by 4.5 percent in July 2025. Fuels such as heating oil (minus 5.0 percent) and wood pellets (minus 5.3 percent) were also cheaper for consumers. Electricity prices were 2.0 percent below the level of the previous year.
Prices for services continue to increase above average
The inflation of services for which people in Germany have to pay more persists because of increased wages, among other things, than a year ago. In July, services were 3.1 percent more expensive than a year earlier. After all, the price survival in this area, which was still 4.0 percent at the beginning of the year, weakened.
Economist: In the inside, inflation rate awaits around two percent in the year as a whole
For the year as a whole, economists expect an average inflation rate for two percent for the overall year for Europe’s largest economy. At 2.0 percent inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) sees its goal of stable prices and thus a stable currency for the euro area as a whole.