Next release Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 02:00 New York. Every release since 4 Jan 2016: 261 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last German Inflation Rate YoY (Oct. 2026 · preliminary, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at 2.8%, below the 3% forecast; the previous reading was 3.3%. The next German Inflation Rate YoY is due Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026 · final), with the forecast at 2.8%.
Since 2016, German Inflation Rate YoY has come in above forecast 21% of the time and below 25% (261 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 17%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.08%: higher than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 09:00 | Oct. 2026 · preliminary | 2.8% | 3% | 3.3% | below |
| 13 Oct 2026 02:00 | Sep. 2026 · final | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.9% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2026 08:00 | Sep. 2026 · preliminary | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | above |
| 10 Sept 2026 02:00 | Aug. 2026 · final | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.8% | in line |
| 31 Aug 2026 08:00 | Aug. 2026 · preliminary | 2.9% | 2.95% | 2.8% | below |
| 12 Aug 2026 02:00 | Jul. 2026 · final | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.3% | in line |
| 30 Jul 2026 08:00 | Jul. 2026 · preliminary | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.3% | above |
| 10 Jul 2026 02:00 | Jun. 2026 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2026 08:00 | Jun. 2026 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | below |
| 12 Jun 2026 02:00 | May. 2026 · final | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | in line |
| 29 May 2026 08:00 | May. 2026 · preliminary | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | below |
| 12 May 2026 02:00 | Apr. 2026 · final | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | in line |
| 29 Apr 2026 08:00 | Apr. 2026 · preliminary | 2.9% | 3% | 2.7% | below |
| 10 Apr 2026 02:00 | Mar. 2026 · final | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | in line |
| 30 Mar 2026 08:00 | Mar. 2026 · preliminary | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | in line |
| 11 Mar 2026 03:00 | Feb. 2026 · final | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | in line |
| 27 Feb 2026 08:00 | Feb. 2026 · preliminary | 1.9% | 2% | 2.1% | below |
| 17 Feb 2026 02:00 | Jan. 2026 · final | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | in line |
| 30 Jan 2026 08:00 | Jan. 2026 · preliminary | 2.1% | 2% | 1.8% | above |
| 16 Jan 2026 02:00 | Dec. 2025 · final | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.3% | in line |
| 6 Jan 2026 08:00 | Dec. 2025 · preliminary | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | below |
| 12 Dec 2025 02:00 | Nov. 2025 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | in line |
| 28 Nov 2025 08:00 | Nov. 2025 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% | below |
| 12 Nov 2025 02:00 | Oct. 2025 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2025 09:00 | Oct. 2025 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | above |
| 14 Oct 2025 02:00 | Sep. 2025 · final | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2025 08:00 | Sep. 2025 · preliminary | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | above |
| 12 Sept 2025 02:00 | Aug. 2025 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2% | in line |
| 29 Aug 2025 08:00 | Aug. 2025 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2% | above |
| 13 Aug 2025 02:00 | Jul. 2025 · final | 2% | 2% | 2% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2025 08:00 | Jul. 2025 · preliminary | 2% | 1.9% | 2% | above |
| 10 Jul 2025 02:00 | Jun. 2025 · final | 2% | 2% | 2.1% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2025 08:00 | Jun. 2025 · preliminary | 2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | below |
| 13 Jun 2025 02:00 | May. 2025 · final | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | in line |
| 30 May 2025 08:00 | May. 2025 · preliminary | 2.1% | 2% | 2.1% | above |
| 14 May 2025 02:00 | Apr. 2025 · final | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2025 08:00 | Apr. 2025 · preliminary | 2.1% | 2% | 2.2% | above |
| 11 Apr 2025 02:00 | Mar. 2025 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | in line |
| 31 Mar 2025 08:00 | Mar. 2025 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | in line |
| 14 Mar 2025 03:00 | Feb. 2025 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | in line |
| 28 Feb 2025 08:00 | Feb. 2025 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | in line |
| 13 Feb 2025 02:00 | Jan. 2025 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2025 08:00 | Jan. 2025 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | below |
| 16 Jan 2025 02:00 | Dec. 2024 · final | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | in line |
| 6 Jan 2025 08:00 | Dec. 2024 · preliminary | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | above |
| 10 Dec 2024 02:00 | Nov. 2024 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2% | in line |
| 28 Nov 2024 08:00 | Nov. 2024 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2% | below |
| 12 Nov 2024 02:00 | Oct. 2024 · final | 2% | 2% | 1.6% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2024 09:00 | Oct. 2024 · preliminary | 2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | above |
| 11 Oct 2024 02:00 | Sep. 2024 · final | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2024 08:00 | Sep. 2024 · preliminary | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | below |
| 10 Sept 2024 02:00 | Aug. 2024 · final | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.3% | in line |
| 29 Aug 2024 08:00 | Aug. 2024 · preliminary | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.3% | below |
| 9 Aug 2024 02:00 | Jul. 2024 · final | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | in line |
| 30 Jul 2024 08:00 | Jul. 2024 · preliminary | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | above |
| 11 Jul 2024 02:00 | Jun. 2024 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.4% | in line |
| 1 Jul 2024 08:00 | Jun. 2024 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | below |
| 12 Jun 2024 02:00 | May. 2024 · final | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | in line |
| 29 May 2024 08:00 | May. 2024 · preliminary | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | in line |
| 14 May 2024 02:00 | Apr. 2024 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | in line |
| 29 Apr 2024 08:00 | Apr. 2024 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | below |
| 12 Apr 2024 02:00 | Mar. 2024 · final | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | in line |
| 2 Apr 2024 08:00 | Mar. 2024 · preliminary | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | in line |
| 12 Mar 2024 03:00 | Feb. 2024 · final | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | in line |
| 29 Feb 2024 08:00 | Feb. 2024 · preliminary | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | below |
| 9 Feb 2024 02:00 | Jan. 2024 · final | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.7% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2024 08:00 | Jan. 2024 · preliminary | 2.9% | 3% | 3.7% | below |
| 16 Jan 2024 02:00 | Dec. 2023 · final | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% | in line |
| 4 Jan 2024 08:00 | Dec. 2023 · preliminary | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% | in line |
| 8 Dec 2023 02:00 | Nov. 2023 · final | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.8% | in line |
| 29 Nov 2023 08:00 | Nov. 2023 · preliminary | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.8% | below |
| 8 Nov 2023 02:00 | Oct. 2023 · final | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.5% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2023 09:00 | Oct. 2023 · preliminary | 3.8% | 4% | 4.5% | below |
| 11 Oct 2023 02:00 | Sep. 2023 · final | 4.5% | 4.5% | 6.1% | in line |
| 28 Sept 2023 08:00 | Sep. 2023 · preliminary | 4.5% | 4.6% | 6.1% | below |
| 8 Sept 2023 02:00 | Aug. 2023 · final | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.2% | in line |
| 30 Aug 2023 08:00 | Aug. 2023 · preliminary | 6.1% | 6% | 6.2% | above |
| 8 Aug 2023 02:00 | Jul. 2023 · final | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% | in line |
| 28 Jul 2023 08:00 | Jul. 2023 · preliminary | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% | in line |
| 11 Jul 2023 02:00 | Jun. 2023 · final | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.1% | in line |
| 29 Jun 2023 08:00 | Jun. 2023 · preliminary | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.1% | above |
| 13 Jun 2023 02:00 | May. 2023 · final | 6.1% | 6.1% | 7.2% | in line |
| 31 May 2023 08:00 | May. 2023 · preliminary | 6.1% | 6.5% | 7.2% | below |
| 10 May 2023 02:00 | Apr. 2023 · final | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.4% | in line |
| 28 Apr 2023 08:00 | Apr. 2023 · preliminary | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.4% | below |
| 13 Apr 2023 02:00 | Mar. 2023 · final | 7.4% | 7.4% | 8.7% | in line |
| 30 Mar 2023 08:00 | Mar. 2023 · preliminary | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.7% | above |
| 10 Mar 2023 02:00 | Feb. 2023 · final | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | in line |
| 1 Mar 2023 08:00 | Feb. 2023 · preliminary | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.7% | above |
| 22 Feb 2023 02:00 | Jan. 2023 · final | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% | in line |
| 9 Feb 2023 02:00 | Jan. 2023 · preliminary | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.6% | below |
| 17 Jan 2023 02:00 | Dec. 2022 · final | 8.1% | 8.6% | 8.8% | below |
| 3 Jan 2023 08:00 | Dec. 2022 · preliminary | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10% | below |
| 13 Dec 2022 02:00 | Nov. 2022 · final | 8.8% | 10% | 8.8% | below |
| 29 Nov 2022 08:00 | Nov. 2022 · preliminary | 10% | 10.4% | 10.4% | below |
| 11 Nov 2022 02:00 | Oct. 2022 · final | 8.8% | 10.4% | 8.6% | below |
| 28 Oct 2022 08:00 | Oct. 2022 · preliminary | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10% | above |
| 13 Oct 2022 02:00 | Sep. 2022 · final | 8.6% | 10% | 7% | below |
| 29 Sept 2022 08:00 | Sep. 2022 · preliminary | 10% | 9.4% | 7.9% | above |
| 13 Sept 2022 02:00 | Aug. 2022 · final | 7% | 7.9% | 6.7% | below |
| 30 Aug 2022 08:00 | Aug. 2022 · preliminary | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.5% | above |
| 10 Aug 2022 02:00 | Jul. 2022 · final | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.7% | below |
| 28 Jul 2022 08:00 | Jul. 2022 · preliminary | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | above |
| 13 Jul 2022 02:00 | Jun. 2022 · final | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7% | below |
| 29 Jun 2022 08:00 | Jun. 2022 · preliminary | 7.6% | 8% | 7.9% | below |
| 14 Jun 2022 02:00 | May. 2022 · final | 7% | 7.9% | 6.3% | below |
| 30 May 2022 08:00 | May. 2022 · preliminary | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7.4% | above |
| 11 May 2022 02:00 | Apr. 2022 · final | 6.3% | 7.4% | 5.9% | below |
| 28 Apr 2022 08:00 | Apr. 2022 · preliminary | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.3% | above |
| 12 Apr 2022 02:00 | Mar. 2022 · final | 5.9% | 7.3% | 4.3% | below |
| 30 Mar 2022 08:00 | Mar. 2022 · preliminary | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.1% | above |
| 11 Mar 2022 02:00 | Feb. 2022 · final | 4.3% | 5.1% | 4.2% | below |
| 1 Mar 2022 08:00 | Feb. 2022 · preliminary | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.9% | in line |
| 11 Feb 2022 02:00 | Jan. 2022 · final | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5.3% | below |
| 31 Jan 2022 08:00 | Jan. 2022 · preliminary | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.3% | above |
| 19 Jan 2022 02:00 | Dec. 2021 · final | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% | in line |
| 6 Jan 2022 08:00 | Dec. 2021 · preliminary | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% | above |
| 10 Dec 2021 02:00 | Nov. 2021 · final | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.5% | in line |
| 29 Nov 2021 08:00 | Nov. 2021 · preliminary | 5.2% | 5% | 4.5% | above |
| 10 Nov 2021 02:00 | Oct. 2021 · final | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.1% | in line |
The next German Inflation Rate YoY is due Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026 · final), with the forecast at 2.8%.
The last German Inflation Rate YoY (Oct. 2026 · preliminary, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at 2.8%, below the 3% forecast; the previous reading was 3.3%.
German Inflation Rate YoY is released twice a month by Federal Statistical Office. CRTLAB has 261 releases on record since 4 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, German Inflation Rate YoY has come in above forecast 21% of the time and below 25% (261 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 17%.
The highest was 10.4% (Oct. 2022) and the lowest -0.3% (Dec. 2020). The five-year average is 4.19%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the EUR, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the EUR against its forecast, red one that was bad.
In Germany, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuels (32 percent of the total weight), Transport (13 percent), Recreation, entertainment & culture (11 percent) and Food & non-alcoholic beverages (10 percent). The index also includes Miscellaneous goods & services (7 percent), Furniture, lighting equipment, appliances & other household equipment (5 percent), Restaurant & accommodation services (5 percent), Health (5 percent) and Clothing & footwear (5 percent).