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German inflation back above zero in Feb.

Xinhua, February 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

German annual inflation got out of its negative territory in February and stood at slightly above zero, official data showed on Friday.

Consumer prices in Germany increased 0.1 percent in February when compared with the same month of previous year, said German federal statistical office Destatis, citing its preliminary estimation.

The annual inflation rate measured by consumer price index (CPI) dropped below zero for the first time since September 2009 in January and stood at minus 0.4 percent.

When measured by the harmonized consumer price index (HCPI), European Central Bank's yardstick, German inflation was estimated to have remained negative at minus 0.1 percent. Endit