Germany's producer prices continued to fall in December, driven by a sharp decrease in energy prices, data from Destatis showed on Tuesday.
Producer prices decreased 2.5 percent year-on-year in December, sharper than the 2.3 percent decline seen in November. Prices were expected to drop 2.4 percent. Prices have been falling since March.
Energy prices registered a notable 9.7 percent fall in December. Excluding energy, producer prices rose 0.9 percent compared to the previous year.
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