German prices, harmonized to compare with other European
countries (HICP), rose by 0.1 percent on the year after falling
by 0.2 percent in February, the Federal Statistics Office said.
The March reading, far from the European Central Bank's target
for the whole euro zone of just below 2 percent, was stronger
than expected. The Reuters consensus forecast was for annual
consumer prices to fall by 0.1 percent.
(Reporting by Joseph Nasr; Editing by Paul Carrel)
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