German inflation rate remains at 2.2 pct in April

BERLIN, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Germany's inflation rate remained at 2.2 percent in April, with price pressure easing slightly, according to preliminary figures published by the Federal Statistical Office on Monday.

Energy prices, which had been falling for months, were down 1.2 percent year-on-year in April, while food prices were reported to have increased by 0.5 percentage points compared to a year earlier. According to the figures, the country experienced the first decline in food prices in March in three years.