In January 2026, wholesale sales prices were 1.2 % higher than in January 2025. The same increase of 1.2 % was seen in December 2025, after a 1.5 % rise in November 2025, according to the Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). From December 2025 to January 2026 the prices also climbed by an additional 0.9 %.
The biggest contributor to the year‑on‑year rise was the price increase for non‑ferrous ores, non‑ferrous metals and their semi‑finished products. Their average price jump was 43.8 % over January 2025 and 8.6 % over December 2025.
Destatis noted that food and beverage items, drinks and tobacco also added to the uptick: prices in this sector were 1.6 % higher than in January 2025 and 0.2 % higher than in December 2025. Within that group, sugar, confectionery and bakery goods were especially expensive, up 12.5 % compared with January 2025 and 0.3 % compared with December 2025. Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices were 4.1 % pricier a year earlier but fell 1.4 % from the previous month. Meat and meat products similarly rose 4.0 % from January 2025, but were 0.4 % cheaper than in December 2025.
Other categories, however, priced lower than the previous year. Wholesale prices for cereals, raw tobacco, seed and feed were 8.2 % below January 2025 levels, though they were 0.1 % higher than December 2025. Milk, dairy products, eggs, cooking oils and food fats were 5.7 % lower than January 2025 and 1.1 % lower than December 2025. Mineral oil products were 4.8 % cheaper compared with January 2025, but they rose again by 3.0 % relative to December 2025.
