April ist teuerster Lebensmittel-Monat seit 2008 (April was most expensive month for food prices since 2008)

A report from the German Federal Statistics office shows that food prices in the state for April 2011 were on average 7.2% higher than the previous year.  Largely to blame, it says, are higher agricultural commodity prices.

Some highlights: Meat (excluding poultry) +10.6%, Coffee +17%; Potatoes +20.4%; Butter +28.7%, white cabbage +33.1%.

Prices of some goods, however, have reduced - iceberg lettuce is now half the price it was this time last year.

Still, not very good news for consumers when staples such as meat, butter and potatoes are rising in price.

Germany's first census since reunification

Very interesting; can't wait to see what the results are. 

Germany's first census since reunification