POTSDAM, Germany (AFX) - Consumer prices in the state of Brandenburg were up 0.9 pct in January from December, and were up 2.3 pct from last year, according to figures from the Brandenburg Statistics Office. The Federal Statistics Office uses consumer prices data from Baden- Wuerttemberg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria to determine its provisional CPI for Germany. The Statistics office said that prices in January rose significantly as a result of the introduction of the euro notes and coins. Of the 40 pct of price changes observed over the month, 21.6 pct were price hikes. Following an investigation into the price movements according to business categories, prices rose at an above average rate, it said.