BERLIN, Sept 20 Reuters German producer prices fell by 12.6 on the year in August, the federal statistics office reported on Wednesday, as hopes grow for further easing of inflation in Europe39;s largest economy.

The fall, in line with analysts39; expectations in a Reuters poll, was the strongest decline in producer prices since the beginning of the series, the office said.

Germany39;s producer price index, considered a key indicator for inflation, has been easing steadily over the past year after Russia39;s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 pushed up the cost of energy and disrupted supply chains.

In July, German producer prices fell by 6.0, posting their first decline in over twoandahalf years as energy price pressures cooled.

The statistics office publishes more detailed data for August on its website.

Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Friederike Heine

Source Reuters