Germany Import Price Index m/m

Country:
Germany
EUR, Euro
Sector:
Prices
Low -1.3% -0.1%
-1.2%
Last release Importance Actual Forecast
Previous
-0.4%
-1.3%
Next release Actual Forecast
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For the monthly price index of imports, the prices are calculated in euro (foreign currencies are converted at the current exchange rate), which are incurred by the importer at the German border, they are not list prices. In terms of trade, such prices are given the suffix CIF (cost, insurance, freight), which also describes the location of the price collection. For the importer this means on the one hand higher costs, but on the other hand also a lower risk. Prices do not include public charges such as customs duties or taxes. Import prices are collected at around 4,900 reporting points by around 3,600 price representatives.

The index can be described as the weighted average of the individual price change figures formed for a representative selection of imported goods (the so-called price representatives). The index weights for the selected goods are based on the corresponding import values from the foreign trade statistics for the respective base year.

The individual price series are standardized to a base year (= 100). For some world trade goods – e.g. grains and metals – international stock exchange quotations are also used. To ensure that the monthly values of an individual price series only reflect "pure" price changes, adjustment procedures are used for quality changes.

The index is calculated according to the so-called Laspeyres formula. This means that the weighing figures from the current base year remain unchanged until the index is converted to a new base year. The next base year will be 2020, the latest one is 2010.

The import price index m/m measures the price changes of the respective month compared to the previous month.

The export price and import price indices are used to calculate the terms of trade, which is a measure of the economic strength of an economy in international competition. If import prices fall compared to export prices, the terms of trade improve. This is seen as positive for the economy and can have a positive impact on the currency. However, rising import prices increase inflation, and this can have a positive effect on the currency in the short term.

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The chart of the entire available history of the "Germany Import Price Index m/m" macroeconomic indicator. The dashed line shows the forecast values ​​of the economic indicator for the specified dates.

A significant deviation of a real value from a forecast one may cause a short-term strengthening or weakening of a national currency in the Forex market. The threshold values ​​of the indicators signaling the approach of the critical state of the national (local) economy occupy a special place.

Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Jan 2024
-1.3%
-0.1%
-1.2%
Dec 2023
-1.1%
0.2%
-0.1%
Nov 2023
-0.1%
0.9%
0.3%
Oct 2023
0.3%
-1.4%
1.6%
Sep 2023
1.6%
-1.7%
0.4%
Aug 2023
-4.5%
-1.2%
-1.6%
Jul 2023
-0.6%
-1.4%
-1.6%
Jun 2023
-1.6%
-1.5%
-1.4%
May 2023
-1.4%
-1.5%
-1.7%
Apr 2023
-1.7%
-4.5%
-1.1%
Mar 2023
-1.1%
-5.7%
-2.4%
Feb 2023
-2.4%
-1.8%
-1.2%
Jan 2023
-1.2%
0.1%
-1.6%
Dec 2022
-1.6%
-1.5%
-4.5%
Nov 2022
-4.5%
1.4%
-1.2%
Oct 2022
-1.2%
1.8%
-0.9%
Sep 2022
-0.9%
2.5%
4.3%
Aug 2022
4.3%
2.2%
1.4%
Jul 2022
1.4%
2.6%
1.0%
Jun 2022
1.0%
3.3%
0.9%
May 2022
0.9%
3.7%
1.8%
Apr 2022
1.8%
3.8%
5.7%
Mar 2022
5.7%
2.8%
1.3%
Feb 2022
1.3%
2.7%
4.3%
Jan 2022
4.3%
-1.9%
0.1%
Dec 2021
0.1%
2.5%
3.0%
Nov 2021
3.0%
2.1%
3.8%
Oct 2021
3.8%
1.0%
1.3%
Sep 2021
1.3%
1.1%
1.4%
Aug 2021
1.4%
1.6%
2.2%
Jul 2021
2.2%
0.9%
1.6%
Jun 2021
1.6%
0.6%
1.7%
May 2021
1.7%
0.3%
1.4%
Apr 2021
1.4%
0.7%
1.8%
Mar 2021
1.8%
1.4%
1.7%
Feb 2021
1.7%
0.3%
1.9%
Jan 2021
1.9%
0.1%
0.6%
Dec 2020
0.6%
-0.5%
0.5%
Nov 2020
0.5%
-0.9%
0.3%
Oct 2020
0.3%
-0.9%
0.3%
Sep 2020
0.3%
-0.2%
0.1%
Aug 2020
0.1%
0.8%
0.3%
Jul 2020
0.3%
1.4%
0.6%
Jun 2020
0.6%
1.4%
0.3%
May 2020
0.3%
-0.9%
-1.8%
May 2020
0.3%
-0.9%
-1.8%
Apr 2020
-1.8%
-0.4%
-3.5%
Mar 2020
-3.5%
-1.0%
-0.9%
Feb 2020
-0.9%
-0.7%
-0.4%
Jan 2020
-0.4%
0.2%
0.2%

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