German annual inflation came in at 2.8% in February, provisional data from statistics agency Destatis showed Friday. This was unchanged from January, but higher than the 2.7% reading forecast by economists surveyed by Reuters.

German headline inflation was unchanged at 2.3% year-on-year in February. Core inflation came down to 2.6% YoY from 2.9% YoY. Read more

Germany's annual inflation rate was 2.3% in February, in line with the forecast, according to provisional data by Destatis on Friday. Prices of energy products fell by 1.8% in February on a yearly basis, while food prices went up by 2.4%.

German inflation remained flat in February for the second month in a row at 2.8%, preliminary data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday, despite forecasts suggesting a slight slowdown in price pressures in Europe's largest economy.

German consumer prices were 2.3% higher in February than in the same period last year, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Friday, based on preliminary inflation data. This means that the year-on-year increase in prices remained the same in February as it was in January.