Inflation in Germany down to 2% in 2023?

Question

The consumer price index (Verbraucherpreise) in Germany in February 2023 was +8.7% compared to February 2022. The other (non consumer price) indices are falling in the last months as reported by Destatis:

[image]2% is the target value of the european central bank (ECB) for the Euro zone. Some economists, like Heiner Flassbeck, predict that we might go below 2.% by July already.

Resolves YES, if the "Verbraucherpreise" index reported by Destatis is 2.0% or lower in any single month in 2023.

Resolves NO, if the "Verbraucherpreise" index is above 2.0% for all of 2023.

Manifold Markets · Accepted Answer

No — resolved on Jan 16, 2024 by Manifold Markets prediction market.