Wholesale prices in Germany increased 0.4% year-on-year in May 2025, following a 0.8% rise in April, led by higher prices for food, beverages and tobacco (4.3%). Wholesale prices particularly of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices were much higher than a year earlier (+38.4%), as were the prices of sugar, confectionery and bakery products (+17.1%) and milk, milk products, eggs, edible fats and oils (+8.9%).
In addition, cost for non-ferrous ores, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products jumped 19.5%. In contrast, decreases were seen in prices for solid fuel and mineral oil products (-8.5%), computers and peripheral equipment (-6%) and iron, steel and ferrous semi-finished metal products (-4.8%). Compared to the previous month, wholesale prices in Germany decreased 0.3%.
