Germany’s wholesale prices edge up 0.5% annually, slip monthly

The year-over-year (YoY) rise was mainly driven by higher prices for food, beverages and tobacco (3.5 per cent), particularly coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (16 per cent), sugar, confectionery and bakery products (15 per cent), meat and meat products (9.4 per cent), live animals (8.4 per cent) and dairy, eggs, fats and oils (7.3 per cent). Non-ferrous ores, metals and semi-finished products also saw a significant 17.6 per cent annual rise, Destasis said in a press release.

On a monthly basis, prices fell for coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (-6.2 per cent), live animals (-2.4 per cent), non-ferrous metals (-1.5 per cent), and dairy products (-0.4 per cent). Mineral oil products, however, rose 2 per cent from June despite a 5.7 per cent annual drop.

Germany’s wholesale prices in July 2025 rose 0.5 per cent year-on-year but dipped 0.1 per cent from June, as per Destatis.
Gains were led by food, beverages and tobacco, non-ferrous metals, and bakery products.
Monthly falls occurred in coffee, live animals, and dairy, while mineral oil products rose.
Waste, scrap, iron, steel, and computers saw notable annual price declines.

Waste and scrap (-9 per cent YoY), iron and steel (-5.6 per cent YoY) and computers (-4.8 per cent YoY) continued to record notable annual declines.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SG)