The facts
Reuters reported that annual energy-price growth slowed to 12.2% from 14.9% in September. [1]
Core inflation, excluding food and energy, eased to 2.1% from 2.4%, Reuters reported. [1]
October was the first month of a temporary government fuel-tax cut scheduled to last through year-end. Reuters described the tax measure as part of the backdrop; the checked data do not independently isolate its exact causal contribution. [1]
Still unconfirmed
- The figures are preliminary and may be revised in the final statistical release.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC.
The current original Destatis notice was found, but native access failed TLS validation and both English/German public web opens failed. No certificate checks were bypassed and no original body is claimed read. The supported core comes from actual independently owned Reuters and dpa-AFX reports, explicitly attributed to the preliminary statistics.
- Amid fuel tax cut, German inflation slows
Reuters, via RTHK · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual Reuters body read, published at 22:37 Hong Kong time. The national inflation figures are kept separate from the report's GDP data and future euro-area inflation forecast; no incompatible analyst benchmark or investment recommendation is included.
- Deutschland: Inflationsrate sinkt deutlich auf 2,8 Prozent im Oktober
dpa-AFX, via onvista · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual dpa-AFX report read. It independently reports the same preliminary Destatis headline rate and September comparison; the statistical source is shared, not a second measurement. dpa-AFX is separate from Reuters.