Germany's producer prices declined at the slowest pace in a year in March amid energy price fluctuations caused by the war in the Middle East, data from Destatis showed on Monday.
Producer prices logged an annual fall of 0.2 percent in March, following a 3.3 percent decrease seen in February. Moreover, this was the slowest decrease since March 2025, when prices dropped the same 0.2 percent.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.