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CPI Forecasted to Accelerate to +0.38% m/m, +7.94% y/y

GERMAN DATA
MNI (London)
  • Following this morning's slew of state CPIs, MNI sees the preliminary aggregate CPI print at +0.38% m/m and +7.94% y/y based on regional data accounting for 88.1% of the national headline number.
  • The month-on-month acceleration is slightly stronger than the Bloomberg consensus which equated to a median of +0.35% m/m. Our forecasted annualised print sees a 0.1-pp faster acceleration than the median estimate, however the bimodality of the survey (+7.7% and +8.0%) implied relatively divided expectations.
  • Half of the available state CPIs saw regional annualised levels break the threshold of 8.0% this month, albeit the majority seeing month-on-month inflation rates moderating.
  • If confirmed, the +7.9% y/y headline number equals a 0.4pp acceleration on July, bringing CPI back to the May high (and post-reunification high) for Germany, essentially undoing two consecutive months of slowing prices.
  • With core and headline inflation seeing no relief in August for both this morning's Spanish data and German data, the ECB remains geared towards another 50bp hike in September with the upside risk of 75bp becoming evermore likely (market pricing sees around a 50/50 chance).


Source: MNI / Individual State Databases

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