Inflation in Germany picked up speed again in May, with prices rising 2.4% compared to the same month last year, preliminary figures showed on Wednesday.
That marks a slight uptick from April, when inflation was 2.2% compared to the same month in the previous year.
Economists had expected inflation to pick up in May and also pointed to higher wages, which could lead to price increases by companies.
According to preliminary data from Germany's Federal Statistical Office on Wednesday, consumers had to pay a total of 0.6% more for food in May than a year earlier.
Services are expected to have risen by 3.9%, and prices for insurance services rose particularly sharply.