The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has confirmed the inflation rate for April 2025 at 2.1 percent.

A corresponding estimate had already been published at the end of April. In March 2025, it was +2.2 percent, and in January and February 2025, it was +2.3 percent. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Wednesday, energy price developments in April 2025 significantly dampened the inflation rate.

In contrast, rising food prices continued to drive inflation in April 2025. In addition, above-average price increases in services intensified again. Compared to March 2025, consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent in April 2025. Prices for energy products were 5.4 percent lower in April 2025 than in the same month last year. The price decline was thus more significant than in previous months. In March 2025, it had been -2.8 percent, and from December 2024 to February 2025, it had been -1.6 percent. Year-on-year, fuel prices in particular fell in April 2025 (-8.3 percent). Household energy prices fell by 3.4 percent over the same period. Consumers benefited particularly from lower prices for electricity (-2.5 percent), firewood, wood pellets, or other fuels (-4.6 percent), and light heating oil (-12.8 percent). District heating (+0.2 percent), on the other hand, was slightly more expensive than a year earlier. Food prices were 2.8 percent higher in April 2025 than in the same month of the previous year, after +3.0 percent in March 2025. The increase in food prices thus weakened slightly, but remained above overall inflation in April 2025. From April 2024 to April 2025, prices rose primarily for fruit (+6.0 percent) and vegetables (+5.6 percent). The price increase for edible fats and oils (+4.4 percent), dairy products and eggs (+3.8 percent), and sugar, jam, honey, and other confectionery (+3.7 percent) was also higher than overall inflation. For some food groups, price increases were significantly below average, for example, for meat and meat products (+1.3 percent), bread and cereal products (+0.7 percent), and fish, fish products, and seafood (+0.1 percent). In April 2025, the inflation rate excluding energy was +2.8 percent. The inflation rate excluding food and energy, often referred to as core inflation, was +2.9 percent in April 2025. These two indicators have been above overall inflation for over a year, thus highlighting that inflation in other important product sectors was above average. Prices for services overall were 3.9 percent higher in April 2025 than in the same month last year. Inflation for services thus increased again (March 2025: +3.5 percent). From April 2024 to April 2025, prices increased particularly in the transport sector, for example for package holidays (+9.2 percent), for combined passenger transport (+11.3 percent), and for airline tickets (+19.1 percent). Above-average price increases were also recorded in the care and health sector, for example for services provided by social institutions (+9.4 percent) and for inpatient healthcare services (+6.5 percent). Many other services continued to be significantly more expensive than a year earlier, such as insurance (+8.9 percent), mail and parcel services (+8.2 percent), vehicle maintenance and repair (+5.7 percent), and restaurant services (+4.2 percent). Net cold rents remain significant for price developments for services, increasing by 2.1 percent. In contrast, only a few services were cheaper than in the same month last year, for example telecommunications services (-1.2 percent). Overall, prices for goods increased by 0.5 percent from April 2024 to April 2025. In March 2025, inflation had been +1.0 percent. In April 2025, prices for consumer goods and durable goods each increased by +0.5 percent. In addition to the price increase for food (+2.8 percent), some other goods became significantly more expensive, including soft drinks (+6.2 percent), tobacco products (+4.6 percent), and motor vehicles (+3.5 percent). However, price decreases were recorded, for example, for mobile phones (-8.1 percent) and information processing equipment (-5.4 percent), in addition to energy (-5.4 percent). Compared to March 2025, the consumer price index rose by 0.4 percent in April 2025. Seasonal increases in air travel (+21.0 percent), package holidays (+5.5 percent), and fresh vegetables (+3.0 percent) were also particularly noticeable month-on-month. Food prices overall remained virtually stable month-on-month (+0.1 percent). In contrast, energy prices fell by 0.6 percent overall compared to the previous month, with fuels (-0.8 percent) and light heating oil (-2.5 percent) becoming cheaper, according to statisticians.