German inflation holds at 2.2 pct in 2025 as energy prices fall

Germany's inflation rate slowed to 1.8 percent in December, falling below the 2-percent mark for the first time last year, as lower energy costs and a moderation in food price growth eased inflationary pressures, official data showed on Friday.

The December reading brought full-year inflation in 2025 to 2.2 percent, the same level as in 2024, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).