Press release No. 084 of 13 March 2026
Wholesale selling prices, February 2026
+1.2% on the same month a year earlier
+0.6% on the previous month
WIESBADEN – The selling prices in wholesale trade were 1.2% higher in February 2026 than in February 2025. In January 2026 and December 2025, the year-on-year rate of change also stood at +1.2%. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that wholesale prices in February 2026 rose by 0.6% on January 2026.
Higher prices for non-ferrous ores, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products, and for food, beverages and tobacco
The main reason for the year-on-year increase in wholesale prices (total) in February 2026 were higher prices of non-ferrous ores, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products, with prices up 44.9% from February 2025, on average. Compared with January 2026, they were also considerably higher (+5.2%).
An increase in prices in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.8% on February 2025) also had a considerable impact on the development of prices compared with the same month of the previous year. Sugar, confectionery and bakery products, in particular, cost substantially more than a year earlier (+9.1% on February 2025). Higher year-on-year prices were also recorded for meat and meat products (+3.7% compared with February 2025).
On the other hand, prices were lower than in February 2025 in the wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds (-7.4% from February 2025, +1.8% from January 2026) and in the wholesale of milk, milk products, eggs, edible fats and oils (-6.6% from February 2025 and -0.2% from January 2026).
Year on year, lower prices were also reported in the wholesale of mineral oil products (-3.9%). Compared with January 2026, prices were up 2.6%, however.
More information:
The statistical report (only in German) on the index of wholesale selling prices includes all the latest results. Long time series are available in tables 61281-0002 and 61281-0004 in the GENESIS-Online database.
Wholesale selling prices can also be found on the Economic Dashboard, which is part of Dashboard Germany (www.dashboard-deutschland.de) (only in German). In this data portal, the Federal Statistical Office brings together up-to-date indicators from official statistics producers and other data providers on the topics of the economy, finance, the labour market, construction, housing, energy and Ukraine. The portal also contains the Economic Pulse Monitor (only in German) tool for real-time economic monitoring.
