{"version":"1","article":{"id":"germany-import-prices-august-2026","slug":"germany-import-prices-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Germany’s import prices post their strongest annual rise since 2022","summary":"Destatis said import prices rose 8.3% in August from a year earlier, the largest annual increase since December 2022. Export prices were up 4.7%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)","url":"https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2026/09/PE26_344_614.html","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/germany-import-prices-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/germany-import-prices-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["German import prices increased 8.3% in August compared with the same month of 2025, the fastest year-on-year rise since December 2022, when the rate was 9.6%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that the index also climbed 1.0% from July. The annual rate had been 6.8% in July and 6.1% in June, so the August reading extended an acceleration in imported input costs.","Energy prices were a major driver. Imported energy cost 43.0% more than a year earlier and 7.5% more than in July. Electricity was up 63.9% year on year, mineral oil products 63.3%, natural gas 41.9% and crude oil 32.0%. On a monthly basis, electricity rose 20.2%, natural gas 9.8%, mineral oil products 7.0% and crude oil 5.2%. Intermediate goods were 11.0% more expensive year on year, including a 29.1% rise for non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products.","The increase was broad but not universal: excluding energy, import prices were 5.1% higher year on year and 0.3% above July. Imported agricultural products were 2.4% cheaper than a year earlier, while imported consumer goods were 0.5% cheaper. Export prices rose 4.7% over the year and 0.4% month on month, their strongest annual increase since February 2023. These are contract prices for goods bought or sold by domestic businesses, excluding taxes and customs duties; the index uses 2021 as its base year. The figures describe German border prices, not the final prices paid by households."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Destatis said import prices rose 8.3% in August from a year earlier, the largest annual increase since December 2022. Export prices were up 4.7%.\n\nGerman import prices increased 8.3% in August compared with the same month of 2025, the fastest year-on-year rise since December 2022, when the rate was 9.6%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that the index also climbed 1.0% from July. The annual rate had been 6.8% in July and 6.1% in June, so the August reading extended an acceleration in imported input costs.\n\nEnergy prices were a major driver. Imported energy cost 43.0% more than a year earlier and 7.5% more than in July. Electricity was up 63.9% year on year, mineral oil products 63.3%, natural gas 41.9% and crude oil 32.0%. On a monthly basis, electricity rose 20.2%, natural gas 9.8%, mineral oil products 7.0% and crude oil 5.2%. Intermediate goods were 11.0% more expensive year on year, including a 29.1% rise for non-ferrous metals and semi-finished products.\n\nThe increase was broad but not universal: excluding energy, import prices were 5.1% higher year on year and 0.3% above July. Imported agricultural products were 2.4% cheaper than a year earlier, while imported consumer goods were 0.5% cheaper. Export prices rose 4.7% over the year and 0.4% month on month, their strongest annual increase since February 2023. These are contract prices for goods bought or sold by domestic businesses, excluding taxes and customs duties; the index uses 2021 as its base year. The figures describe German border prices, not the final prices paid by households.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}