German government forecasts 2022 inflation at 3.3%

Reuters

Published Jan 21, 2022 15:57

Updated Jan 21, 2022 16:12

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government expects inflation to reach 3.3% on average this year, after skyrocketing to 3.1% in 2021, according to a draft of the annual economic report seen by Reuters.

The government is still forecasting core inflation, excluding increases in food and energy prices, to be at 2.5% in 2022, said the draft.