Prior +0.5%The year-on-year reading for December was for a decline of 2.3%, marking the sharpest year-on-year drop since March 2024. And overall in 2025, the annual average for German import prices showed a decrease of 0.3% compared to 2024. That was the same case for the monthly reading as well, with December reflecting a 4.6% drop in energy prices compared to November. But when you strip out energy prices, the import price index was 0.7% higher on average in 2025 than in the previous year. In contrast, agricultural goods (+4.3%), consumer goods (+1.9%), and intermediate goods (+0.3%) were on average more expensive than in the previous year.