Energy prices alone jumped 10 percent

Energy prices alone jumped 10 percent

 Ina FASSBENDER

German inflation jumped to its highest level in over two years in April as the Middle East war triggered a surge in energy costs, official data showed Wednesday.

Consumer prices in Europe's biggest economy rose 2.9 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary data from the federal statistics agency Destatis. 

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