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MNI BRIEF: No Let Up Yet In Germany Price Increases: Ifo

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Germany's corporate sector is expected to raise prices to customers further in coming months, with the steepest increases expected in the service sector, but remain elevated across the economy, a survey for the Munich-based Ifo Institute published Monday shows.

According to Timo Wollmershauser, Ifo's head of forecasting, those pricing expectations will likely filter down into consumer prices, meaning 'inflation will remain above 4% for a while.'

The European Central Bank is growing increasingly concerned about the near-term outlook for inflation, with President Christine Lagarde saying on Feb 3 that risks in coming months were to the upside.

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