(MENAFN) Germany's yearly buyer inflation increased 2.6 percent throughout December of the previous year, its greatest point since past January, based on flash figures reported on Monday.

The number surged from November's four-month high of 2.2 percent and surpassed market expectations of 2.4 percent, based on figures from Destatis.

The climb was caused by increasing food and facilities prices and a gentler decrease in energy prices.

Energy prices dipped 1.7 percent annually in December 2024 compared to a 2.1 percent decline in November 2024.

Prices of food increased 2 percent yearly in the previous month, an additional surge from a 1.8 percent rise during November.

Facilitates inflation jumped to 4.1 percent throughout December, compared to 4 percent in the prior month.

Core inflation, which doesn’t include food as well as energy costs, remained stable at 3.1 percent in the previous month, up from 3 percent in November.

Month-on-month, buyer prices surged 0.4 percent throughout December, reversing a 0.2 percent decrease in the prior month.

Destatis further released that the yearly average inflation volume for the previous year is expected to be 2.2 percent.

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