German inflation rises to 3.7 pct in December 2023: Destatis

BERLIN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- After months of easing price pressure, Germany's inflation rate picked up again to 3.7 percent in December 2023, according to preliminary figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Thursday.

At 4.5 percent, food prices remained the main driver of inflation in Europe's largest economy, Destatissaid. Meanwhile, energy prices increased by 4.1 percent year-on-year du