The EU
harmonised index of consumer prices also contracted by 0.2% on a monthly basis and rose by 0.5% annually.
The
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 1.5% in March, a four-year high, according to data released by the Statistical Service.
Using the
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the ECB's inflation yardstick, the rate of inflation in Germany stood at 1.8 percent in March, unchanged from February, Destatis said.
Using the
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, the ECB's inflation yardstick, the rate of inflation in Germany was also unchanged at 2.0 percent year-on-year in July.
Using the EUs
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices or HICP, which is the ECBs inflation yardstick, the cost of living in Germany rose by 2.5 percent on a 12-month basis in December, down from 2.8 percent in November.
The
harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose 1.1% on the year but went down 0.1% month-on-month in October.
In July, the
harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) went down 0.4% in monthly terms, also due to lower prices of electricity and clothes.
The
harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) for Austria stood at 109.62 points in June and the harmonised annual inflation rate was 1.8%, after 1.7% in May.
Meanwhile, the
harmonised index of consumer prices or HICP increased 1.6 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 1.5 percent growth in the preceding month.
In April 2008, the annual increase in food prices in the EU was 7.1%, compared with 3.6% for overall inflation, as measured by the all-items
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), indicated Eurostat on 2 June.