26 March 2001, 10:16  German Feb import prices rise higher than forecast

Frankfurt, March 26 (BridgeNews) - German import prices rose slightly above forecasts by 0.6% in February from January, and were up 5.4% on the year, according to figures released by the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden Monday. The highest monthly rises were recorded for pork (+11.2%), oil products (+5.3%) and mineral oil (+4.9%), while prices for beef fell 9.3% on the month. Excluding oil products, import prices were up 0.2% from January and up 5.3% on the year.

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