Germany Consumer Price Inflation (Verbraucherpreisindex, year-on-year)
Germany Consumer Price Inflation (Verbraucherpreisindex, year-on-year) is 2.9 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026. It was 2.8 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 1 Sep 2026.
German national consumer price index (VPI) headline inflation rate, year-on-year change, published by Destatis.
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| Current value | 2.9 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr. 311 vom 31. August 2026 (PE26_311_611 / PD26_311_611), 'Inflationsrate im August 2026 voraussichtlich +2,9 %' / 'Inflation rate of +2.9% expected in August 2026' (provisional flash; Verbraucherpreisindex, base 2020 = 100). Final results due 10 September 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-09-01 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
PROVISIONAL August 2026 flash (Destatis press No. 311 of 31 August 2026, PE26_311_611): headline national VPI +2.9% year-on-year. Final results are due 10 September 2026; this is the usual landable print and may be revised. Month-on-month, consumer prices rose 0.2% versus July 2026. Energy was +10.5% y/y, accelerating from +8.3% in July. Food was +0.1%. Services were +2.8%. Core inflation excluding food and energy was +2.4%, unchanged from July and BELOW the headline. WHICH INDEX: the value served is the NATIONAL Verbraucherpreisindex fuer Deutschland (VPI), the legally relevant index for German indexation clauses, rent adjustment and Wertsicherungsklauseln. Destatis separately publishes a Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HVPI / HICP); both flash at +2.9% this month but they are not interchangeable. Destatis flagged a methodological change to the HVPI from January 2026, which does not affect the VPI series served here. German PD-numbered twin: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/08/PD26_311_611.html
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 2.8 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.3 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
| 2026-05-01 | 2.6 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.9 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Verbraucherpreisindex… |
| 2026-03-01 | 2.7 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
| 2026-02-01 | 1.9 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.1 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Pressemitteilung Nr… |
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