Press release No. 021 of 16 January 2023
Wholesale selling prices, December 2022
+12.8% on the same month a year earlier
-1.6% on the previous month
Wholesale selling prices, 2022
+18.8% on an annual average in 2022 compared to 2021
WIESBADEN – The selling prices in wholesale trade were 12.8% higher in December 2022 than in December 2021. The annual rates of change in November 2022 and in October 2022 had been +14.9% and +17.4%, respectively. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, compared with the previous month, wholesale prices decreased by 1.6% in December 2022.
The high annual rate of change for wholesale prices mainly derives from increased prices for raw materials and intermediate products. The largest impact on the annual rate of change in December 2022 had the price increase in wholesale trade with mineral oil products (+22.8%). Particularly sharp price increases compared with December 2021 showed in wholesale trade with solid fuels (+82.3%), as well as with living animals (+47.6%).
More information:
More detailed data and long time series are available in table Index of wholesale prices (61281-0002 and 61281-0004) in the GENESIS-Online database.
Wholesale selling prices are available also in the Dashboard Germany (www.dashboard-deutschland.de). This data portal of the Federal Statistical Office combines up-to-date indicators of official statistics and from other data providers on the topics of economy and finance as well as health and mobility. A tool also available there is the Economic Pulse Monitor (Pulsmesser für die Wirtschaft). It can be used for real-time monitoring of the economic development.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the related sanctions have an impact on many parts of the economy and society. We have compiled data and information on the subject for you on a special webpage.
