Key facts
- Germany's federal statistics office said wholesale prices rose 8.8% in October from the same month a year earlier.
- The October index was 0.4% higher than September, investinglive.com reported, after a 1.9% monthly rise the month before.
- Petroleum product prices were 47.6% higher than in October of the prior year, investinglive.com reported.
- Wholesale prices for grain, raw tobacco, seeds and animal feed were up 21.2% year on year, per investinglive.com.
German wholesale prices rose 8.8% in October from the same month a year earlier, the federal statistics office said on November 13, 2026. The office said it publishes more detailed economic data on its website.
Investinglive.com reported that the index rose 0.4% month on month in October, after a 1.9% monthly rise in September. It said the annual rate was the highest since February 2023.
Investinglive.com attributed the October increase mainly to energy products, and said wholesale prices for petroleum products were 47.6% higher than a year earlier and 0.9% higher than in September. Prices for grain, raw tobacco, seeds and animal feed were up 21.2% year on year and 0.7% month on month, it said.
The wholesale price index measures the prices wholesalers charge retailers and other businesses, giving an early reading on cost pressure in the supply chain. Investinglive.com said the data leave open how far businesses pass higher costs on to households, and that the European Central Bank faces growing risk of second-round effects the longer the trend persists.