Economic Buzz: Germany's producer prices fall 0.9% in April, led by energy drop
20-May-2025
13:17
Germany's producer prices fell 0.9% year-on-year in April 2025, following a 0.2% drop in March ' the sharpest decline since October. The fall was mainly driven by a 6.4% drop in energy prices, with electricity down 7.5% and natural gas 6.2% lower. Meanwhile, prices for non-durable consumer goods rose 3.2%, durable goods by 1.4%, and capital goods by 2.0%. Intermediate goods edged up 0.3%. Excluding energy, producer prices increased 1.5%. On a monthly basis, PPI fell 0.6%, its fifth straight decline.
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