Increase in Wholesale Prices for July 2025: A 0.5% rise, a decrease of 0.1% compared to the previous month
German Inflation Rises in July 2025: Food and Metals Lead the Way
In July 2025, Germany experienced an increase in inflation, with food and metals being the main drivers of this development.
Food Prices on the Rise
Food prices saw a notable increase of 2.2% year-on-year. Specific items such as fruit (+7.6%), sugar and confectionery (+5.6%), dairy products and eggs (+4.1%), and chocolate (+18.6%) experienced significant price hikes. These increases can be attributed to underlying cost pressures in agriculture and food production sectors.
Energy Prices Decline, but Food and Service Prices Push Inflation Up
Energy prices continued to decline, which moderated overall inflation. However, the rise in food prices and service prices pushed the consumer price index up, indicating cost pressures outside of energy.
Wholesale Prices Increase
Wholesale prices rose by 0.5% in July 2025, reflecting higher costs for producers and suppliers, which often pass on to consumers.
Metals Show Complex Price Movements
Metals were more expensive in July 2025 compared to the previous year, but cheaper in a monthly comparison. Non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products, for instance, increased by 17.6% compared to July 2024 but decreased by 1.5% compared to June 2025.
Other Sector Trends
In contrast to food and metals, data processing equipment and peripherals cost 4.8% less than the previous year. Waste and secondary raw materials were 9.0% cheaper than the previous year as well.
The prices for solid fuels and mineral oil products were 5.7% cheaper than the previous year but increased by 2.0% compared to June 2025. On the other hand, iron, steel and semi-finished products were 5.6% cheaper than the previous year.
Meat and meat products became 9.4% more expensive, while prices for milk, dairy products, eggs, edible oils and fats decreased by 0.4% compared to June 2025. Sugar, confectionery and baked goods increased by 15.0%.
Broader Macroeconomic Factors at Play
Broader macroeconomic stability factors, including the maintenance of the US-China trade truce, fostered economic optimism but did not prevent inflation pressures on specific goods such as food and metals.
While detailed data on tobacco and metal prices are less explicitly covered in the search results, the general inflation environment and wholesale price increases suggest upward price pressures in these sectors as well.
In summary, the main contributors to the rise in prices were significant increases in various food categories backed by producer price increases, coupled with ongoing service price pressures, despite declines in energy costs. Supply chain factors, agricultural production costs, and global trade dynamics underpinned these trends.
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