BERLIN, Nov 24 - Consumer prices in the German state of Saxony fell in November by 0.1 percent month-on-month and rose by 1.8 percent year-on-year, the state's statistics office said on Wednesday.
In October, prices in Saxony rose by 0.2 percent month-on-month, and by 1.8 percent year-on-year.
Data for six major German states are used to calculate a preliminary inflation figure for Germany.
The statistics office gave the following breakdown of its November consumer price data:
Percentage change
Index/component mth/mth yr/yr Index
Overall price index -0.1 +1.8 105.2
Prices excl. seasonal food -0.2 +1.9 105.3
Prices excl. heating oil, fuels -0.1 +1.4 104.7
Prices excl. energy -0.1 +1.3 104.0
Prices excl. energy, seasonal food -0.1 +1.4 104.1
Food, non-alcoholic drinks -0.4 -1.5 103.6
Alcoholic drinks, tobacco unch +7.1 119.2
Clothing, shoes +0.2 -1.0 93.5
Rents, water, energy, gas, fuels -0.1 +1.3 104.5
Heating oil -9.3 +28.4 113.6
Furniture and other household goods -0.3 -1.0 99.5
Health care items -0.1 +20.3 126.3
Transport +0.1 +4.2 111.3
Fuels -0.1 +8.6 115.8
Communications -0.2 -2.1 95.0
Leisure, entertainment -1.0 -0.4 97.7
Education unch +1.0 111.6
Lodgings and catering unch +1.8 106.0
Other goods and services +0.1 +0.9 109.1