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German Import prices in April 2026: +5.3% on April 2025
Import prices were 5.3% higher in April 2026 compared with April 2025. This was the largest year-on-year increase recorded since January 2023 (also +5.3% on January 2022). Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +2.3% in March 2026, and -2.3% in February 2026. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that import prices in April 2026 rose by 1.2% on the previous month. chart Export prices were 2.9% higher in April 2026 than in April 2025. This was the largest year-on-year increase since March 2023 (+3.3% on March 2022). Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate ... (full story)
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