Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Germany’s producer prices rise at highest rate in 70 years

UK inflation

BERLIN — Germany’s producer prices of industrial products in November rose by 19.2 percent compared with the same month last year, the highest year-on-year increase since November 1951, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Friday. Rising by 49.4 percent year-on-year, energy prices were “mainly responsible” for the high annual increase in producer prices, Destatis … Read more

Situation in German automotive industry worsens: ifo Institute

UK, China see increasing cooperation in electric vehicle sector: CEO of UK auto trade body

BERLIN — “The situation in the German automotive industry has worsened,” the ifo Institute said on Thursday, as the institute’s indicator dropped from 17.4 points in October to 9.6 points in November. The downward trend is “primarily due to the situation for suppliers” as the corresponding index plummeted to minus 23.0 points. It stood at … Read more