Data released Monday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveal fluctuating wholesale price trends in August 2025. Overall, wholesale prices were 0.7 percent higher compared to August 2024. However, they declined by 0.6 percent when compared to the previous month, July 2025. The year-on-year inflation rate had previously stood at +0.5 percent in July and +0.9 percent in June.
The primary driver behind the general increase in wholesale prices compared to the same period last year was a significant rise in prices for food and beverages, including tobacco products. These items averaged 4.2 percent higher than in August 2024, a difference of -0.2 percent compared to July 2025. Notably, coffee, tea, cocoa and spices experienced a substantial increase, averaging +17.7 percent higher wholesale prices year-on-year.
Increases were also observed in the prices of sugar, confectionery and baked goods (+14.5 percent), as well as meat and meat products (+9.6 percent), live animals (+8.9 percent) and dairy, dairy products, eggs, edible oils and fats (+7.4 percent).
The wholesale trade in non-ferrous ores, non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products from these materials also saw a considerable increase, rising +21.1 percent year-on-year and 1.6 percent compared to July 2025.
Conversely, prices in the wholesale trade dealing with solid fuels and mineral oil products were significantly lower, decreasing by -6.9 percent year-on-year and 4.2 percent compared to July 2025.
Prices for scrap and waste materials also demonstrated a downward trend, falling -10.4 percent year-on-year and -3.3 percent compared to July 2025. Lower prices were also reported in the wholesale trade of data processing equipment and peripheral devices (-4.9 percent) and in the trade of iron, steel and semi-finished products thereof (-4.6 percent).