https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/consumer-prices/Recent content in Consumer Prices on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usSat, 03 Oct 2026 03:06:23 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/germany-s-inflation-rises-to-2-9-as-clothing-prices-edge-up/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:06:23 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/germany-s-inflation-rises-to-2-9-as-clothing-prices-edge-up/<h2 id="german-inflation-edges-up-to-29-in-august">German Inflation Edges Up to 2.9% in August</h2> <p>Consumer prices in Germany rose by 2.9% year-on-year in August 2026, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), up slightly from 2.8% in July. Higher energy costs were the main factor behind the increase, with motor fuel prices climbing 27.7% compared with a year earlier. The national consumer price index (CPI) provides the headline figure for Europe&rsquo;s largest economy.</p> <h2 id="clothing-and-footwear-prices">Clothing and Footwear Prices</h2> <p>Within the CPI basket, clothing and footwear prices increased by 0.4% year-on-year in August, following a 1.0% decline in July. This narrowed the gap between clothing inflation and overall inflation from 3.8 percentage points in July to 2.5 percentage points in August.</p>