Germany reduced its VAT last year in july by 3% and reinstated it this year. This masks inflation quite a bit. Inflation last august was 0% (rest of the year wa

Germany reduced its VAT last year in july by 3% and reinstated it this year. This masks inflation quite a bit. Inflation last august was 0% (rest of the year was negative). So inflation compared to 2019 is also 4% for august. source: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1045/umfrage/inflationsrate-in-deutschland-veraenderung-des-verbraucherpreisindexes-zum-vorjahresmonat/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1045/umfrage/... gas prices in germany are highly volatile in general. It is currently as expensive as it was 2012. source: https://www.adac.de/verkehr/tanken-kraftstoff-antrieb/deutschland/kraftstoffpreisentwicklung/ https://www.adac.de/verkehr/tanken-kraftstoff-antrieb/deutsc...