By Maria Martinez 
 

German consumer prices fell in July, confirming preliminary data, German statistics agency Destatis said Thursday.

Consumer prices fell 0.5% on month measured by both national standards and EU-harmonized standards, Destatis said. Both were in line with the forecasts of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

Consumer prices were down 0.1% on year by national standards and remained flat on year by EU-harmonized standards. Both were also in line with the forecasts of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

Write to Maria Martinez at maria.martinez@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 13, 2020 02:25 ET (06:25 GMT)