Table DE.15a - Price indices in Germany, 1870-2011 (annual series)

Oct 12, 2026

Upload by Aran

Price indices in Germany are presented as an annual time series for 1870–2011. The table reports multiple index measures expressed on a 1950=100 base, including consumer price index, GDP price index, and PCE index, alongside real estate and equity price levels and total return variants. It also includes annual consumer price, GDP price, and PCE inflation rates and corresponding return rates for real estate and equity, enabling long-run comparisons across periods.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time1 min

AccessFree to download

Price and return indexes

Consumer price inflation

GDP price inflation

PCE inflation

Real estate price index

Equity price and return rates

| | Table DE.15a: Price indices in Germany, 1870-2011 (annual series) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | | | | | | | | [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | | | | | | | | | Price and return indexes | | | | | | | | Annual inflation rates and return rates | | | | | | | | | Consumer price index (1950=100) | GDP price
index (1950=100) | PCE index (1950=100) | Real estate
price index
(whole
country) | Real estate
price index
(West
Germany) | Equity price
index | Equity total
return index
(dividend
reinvested) | Equity total
real return
index (CPI) | Consumer price inflation | GDP price inflation | PCE inflation | Real estate
price index
(whole
country) | Real estate
price index
(West
Germany) | Equity price
inflation | Equity total Equity total
return (incl. real return
dividend) (CPI) | | | Pt | | | | | | | | pt | | | | | | | | 1870 | 34.3 38.3 | | | 101.6 103.1 102.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1871 | 36.8 40.0 | | | 119.2 131.2 121.1 | | | | | 7. 1% 4.5% | | | 17.3% 27.2% 18.1% | | | | | 1872 | 38.8 42.9 | | | 160.0 191.6 168.7 | | | | | 5.4% 7.3% | | | 34.3% 46.1% 39.3% | | | | | 1873 | 42.6 45.3 | | | 157.8 203.8 163.4 | | | | | 10.0% 5.4% | | | -1.4% 6.4% -3. 1% | | | | | 1874 | 44.8 45.5 | | | 121.6 167.5 127.5 | | | | | 5. 1% 0.5% | | | -23.0% -17.8% -22.0% | | | | | 1875 | 41.0 43.0 | | | 96.3 140.8 116.8 | | | | | -8.4% -5.5% | | | -20.8% -15.9% -8.4% | | | | | 1876 | 40.5 42.7 | | | 78.3 120.7 101.4 | | | | | -1.3% -0.8% | | | -18.6% -14.3% -13.2% | | | | | 1877 | 41.4 41.7 | | | 72.2 116.6 96.0 | | | | | 2.2% -2.2% | | | -7.9% -3.4% -5.3% | | | | | 1878 | 39.2 40.7 | | | 75.8 129.0 112.2 | | | | | -5.2% -2.5% | | | 5.1% 10.7% 16.8% | | | | | 1879 | 38.5 39.1 | | | 91.1 163.6 144.3 | | | | | -1.7% -4.0% | | | 20.1% 26.8% 28.7% | | | | | 1880 | 40.9 40.8 | | | 117.4 221.1 184.1 | | | | | 6.3% 4.4% | | | 28.9% 35.2% 27.5% | | | | | 1881 | 41.3 40.2 | | | 123.0 243.6 200.8 | | | | | 0.8% -1.5% | | | 4.8% 10.2% 9.1% | | | | | 1882 | 40.3 40.4 | | | 123.0 255.8 216.1 | | | | | -2.4% 0.6% | | | 0.0% 5.0% 7.6% | | | | | 1883 | 40.2 39.4 | | | 124.1 270.6 229.2 | | | | | -0.2% -2.6% | | | 0.9% 5.8% 6. 1% | | | | | 1884 | 38.6 39.0 | | | 119.3 273.0 241.1 | | | | | -3.9% -1.0% | | | -3.8% 0.9% 5.2% | | | | | 1885 | 37.6 38.1 | | | 114.8 276.2 250.7 | | | | | -2.7% -2.3% | | | -3.8% 1.2% 4.0% | | | | | 1886 | 37.0 37.9 | | | 116.1 292.3 268.9 | | | | | -1.5% -0.7% | | | 1.2% 5.8% 7.3% | | | | | 1887 | 37.0 38.1 | | | 118.9 313.3 288.4 | | | | | 0.0% 0.5% | | | 2.4% 7.2% 7.3% | | | | | 1888 | 37.5 38.9 | | | 136.1 375.3 340.5 | | | | | 1.4% 2. 1% | | | 14.4% 19.8% 18.1% | | | | | 1889 | 38.9 40.0 | | | 165.8 480.4 420.0 | | | | | 3.7% 3. 1% | | | 21.8% 28.0% 23.3% | | | | | 1890 | 40.2 41.1 | | | 161.1 492.8 417.5 | | | | | 3.3% 2.6% | | | -2.8% 2.6% -0.6% | | | | | 1891 | 41.0 40.8 | | | 139.6 452.8 376.3 | | | | | 2.0% -0.7% | | | -13.3% -8. 1% -9.9% | | | | | 1892 | 40.8 41.0 | | | 133.2 455.9 381.0 | | | | | -0.6% 0.6% | | | -4.6% 0.7% 1.3% | | | | | 1893 | 40.2 38.6 | | | 133.8 480.6 406.8 | | | | | -1.4% -5.9% | | | 0.4% 5.4% 6.8% | | | | | 1894 | 39.6 38.1 | | | 143.8 541.6 465.3 | | | | | -1.4% -1.3% | | | 7.5% 12.7% 14.4% | | | | | 1895 | 39.4 38.3 | | | 162.3 640.8 555.0 | | | | | -0.7% 0.4% | | | 12.8% 18.3% 19.3% | | | | | 1896 | 38.5 38.9 | | | 167.3 691.6 612.8 | | | | | -2.2% 1.6% | | | 3. 1% 7.9% 10 .4% | | | | | 1897 | 39.6 39.8 | | | 176.8 770.3 664.2 | | | | | 2.

FAQs

What period does the annual series cover?

The table provides annual data for Germany from 1870 to 2011.

Which index base is used for the reported price and return indexes?

Consumer price, GDP price, PCE, and other listed indices are shown with a base of 1950=100.

What additional metrics are included beyond price indices?

In addition to price indices, the table includes annual inflation rates and return rates, including equity total return and real return measures (e.g., dividend reinvested and CPI-based real return).

Oct 12, 2026

Upload by Aran