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German inflation rate of +2.9% expected in April 2026
The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +2.9% in April 2026. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the results available so far, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that consumer prices increased by 0.6% on March 2026. The inflation rate excluding food and energy, often referred to as core inflation, is expected to stand at +2.3% in April 2026. Energy prices are expected to be up 10.1% on the same month of the previous year. This is the largest increase in energy prices since February 2023 (+19.1% on February ... (full story)
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German CPI Bavaria (M/M) Apr: 0.5% (prev 1.2%) - CPI Bavaria (Y/Y): 2.9% (prev 2.8%) German CPI Hesse (M/M) Apr: 0.4% (prev 1.1%) - CPI Hesse (Y/Y): 2.8% (prev 2.9%) - CPI Brandenburg (M/M) : 0.6% (prev 1.1%) - CPI Brandenburg (Y/Y): 2.9% (prev 2.8%) - CPI Saxony (M/M) : 0.6% (prev 1.1%) - CPI Saxony (Y/Y): 2.9% (prev 2.8%) - CPI Baden Wuerttemberg (M/M) : 0.6%…
From cnbc.com | Apr 28, 2026
Australia’s inflation rate soared to 4.09% in the first quarter, marking its highest level in more than two years. The first-quarter inflation figure was lower than the 4.2% expected by economists polled by Reuters, but it still raises the prospects of an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The data also comes ahead of the Reserve Bank of ...
