German inflation slows to 2.3 pct in January: statistics

BERLIN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Germany eased to 2.3 percent in January, down from 2.6 percent in the previous month, according to preliminary data released by the country's statistics office on Friday.

Food prices saw a modest year-on-year increase of 0.8 percent in January, a notable slowdown from the nearly 2 percent growth recorded in the previous months.

Core inflation, which excludes volati