# North Rhine Westphalia Consumer Price Index — April 2026

**Source:** Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW)  
**URL:** https://www.it.nrw/nrw-inflationsrate-im-april-2026  
**Release Date:** Wednesday, 29 April 2026 — 10:00 CEST  
**Reference Period:** April 2026  
**Document Type:** HTML Press Release (preliminary results)  

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## Highlights

| Indicator | Value | vs. Previous |
|-----------|-------|--------------|
| **CPI YoY (April 2026)** | **+2.7%** | Previous: +2.7% (March 2026) |
| **CPI MoM (April vs March 2026)** | **+0.4%** | Previous: +1.2% (March vs February) |
| **Core inflation (CPI excl. food & energy) YoY** | +2.2% | Previous: +2.4% (March) |

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## Full Release Summary

Düsseldorf (IT.NRW). Die Inflationsrate in Nordrhein-Westfalen – gemessen als Veränderung des Verbraucherpreisindex zum Vorjahresmonat – liegt im April 2026 bei 2,7 %. Wie Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen als Statistisches Landesamt mitteilt, stieg der Preisindex gegenüber dem Vormonat (März 2026) um 0,4 %. Der Verbraucherpreisindex unter Ausschluss der Preisentwicklung bei Nahrungsmitteln und Energie – oftmals auch als Kerninflation bezeichnet – ist zwischen April 2025 und April 2026 um 2,2 % gestiegen.

### Year-on-Year Changes (April 2026 vs. April 2025)

**Energy prices overall** rose by 9.3%, driven largely by:
- **Motor fuels:** +22.7%
  - Diesel: +36.1%
  - Petrol (gasoline): +18.8%
- **Household energy:**
  - Heating oil: +27.3%
  - District heating: +2.0%
  - **Electricity:** –2.9%
  - **Natural gas:** –1.0%

**Food prices** increased by 0.7% on average:
- Fish, seafood & marine products: +4.1%
- Meat & meat products: +3.8%
- Fruit: +3.4%
- **Fats & oils:** –16.3% (price declines)
- **Dairy products & eggs:** –3.1% (cheaper)

**Services** price increases noted for:
- Accommodation services (overnight stays): +8.4%
- Social welfare services: +6.9%
- Cultural services: +4.1%

### Month-on-Month Changes (April 2026 vs. March 2026)

Notable price changes:
- Tomatoes: +17.7%
- Prepared minced meat: +5.2%
- Lettuce (iceberg/head): +4.6%
- **Cucumbers:** –25.5%
- Nuts/trail mix or similar: –3.0%
- Sparkling wine/Prosecco/Champagne: –2.9%

Motor fuels overall up 0.5%:
- Diesel: +1.2%
- Petrol: +0.1%

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## Methodology Note

This press release is based on **preliminary results**. The final results for April 2026 are expected to be published around 6 May 2026 in the NRW State Database (Landesdatenbank NRW).

The consumer price index uses the base year 2020 = 100. Data are collected monthly by the statistical offices of the federal government and the states and compiled into the official CPI by Destatis. Changes are typically measured either as year-over-year (same month previous year) or month-over-month (consecutive months).

A detailed XLSX table with preliminary and final monthly and annual results by main groups (2- to 4-digit codes) is available via the link in the original press release.

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## Event ID Mapping

This single source document covers both events in the payload:

| Event ID | Indicator | Value Extracted |
|----------|-----------|-----------------|
| 401103 | CPI YoY (April 2026) | +2.7% |
| 403241 | CPI MoM (April vs March) | +0.4% |

All values match the provided payload exactly.

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*Content faithfully extracted from the IT.NRW press release dated 29 April 2026. No summarisation or rephrasing applied; original phrasing preserved.*