Inflation dips in German states, pointing to national drop

BERLIN – Inflation eased in five economically important German states in the month of May, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that national price rises are set to slow to their lowest in more than a year.

The inflation rate in North-Rhine Westphalia fell to 5.7 percent, while in Bavaria it slowed to 6.1 percent, in Brandenburg to 6.3 percent, in Hesse to 5.9 percent and in Baden-Wuerttemberg to 6.6 percent.

In April, inflation rates for those five states, out of 16 in Germany, had been between 6.8 percent and 7.6 percent.

National inflation data will be published at 1200 GMT, with economists surveyed by Reuters forecasting a 6.5 percent year-on-year rise. That woul…

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