Germany’s producer prices rose strongly in September from a year earlier, driven by higher energy prices, the German statistics office Destatis said.
Producer prices rose 45.8% on year in September, Destatis said Thursday. This matches the 45.8% year-on-year rise in August, the biggest increase ever recorded.
Compared with the preceding month, the producer price index rose 2.3% in September, increasing less strongly than in August, when it rose 7.9%, the biggest month-on-month increase ever recorded.
Energy prices rose 132.2% from a year earlier, Destatis said. Strong gains in the price of natural gas, up 192.4% on year, and electricity, up 158.3%, were the major drivers behind the increase, it said.
The PPI excluding energy rose 14.0% on year, according to Destatis.
Prices of intermediate goods increased 16.8% from a year earlier. Significant price increases were recorded by metals, which were 18.1% up on year, Destatis said.
Prices of nondurable consumer goods increased by 18.3% on year, prices of durable consumer goods rose 10.9% and capital-goods prices increased by 7.8%, Destatis’ data showed.
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