Wiesbaden (agrar-PR) - Wholesale selling prices, March 2026 +4.1% compared to the previous year's month +2.7% compared to the previous month Wholesale selling prices in March 2026 were 4.1% higher than in March 2025. From December 2025 to February 2026, the rate of change compared to the previous year's month had been +1.2%. A higher price increase than in March 2026 was recorded in the year-on-year comparison last in February 2023 (+9.5% compared to February 2022). The decisive factor for the high price increase in March 2026 were the military actions in Iran and the Middle East, which led to an increase in wholesale prices for energy products and raw materials. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports, wholesale prices in March 2026 rose by 2.7% compared to February 2026. Significant price increases in petroleum products as well as non-ferrous ores, metals, and semi-finished products were mainly responsible for the overall increase in wholesale prices ...