Latest data released by Destatis - 16 October 2018
- Prior -0.2%
- Import price index +4.8% vs +5.2% y/y expected
- Prior +5.0%
Slight delay in the release by the source. As mentioned in the preview, not a release that matters all too much as this is a rough gauge of inflationary pressures in the German economy and we already had the latest CPI figures earlier this month. That makes this a lagging data point.
