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德国3月份年度生产者价格指数下降0.2%。

-- 德国联邦统计局周一表示,3月份德国工业产品生产者价格同比小幅下降0.2%,此前一个月下降了3.3%。 环比来看,生产者价格上涨了2.5%,高于此前预期的1.4%。这是自2022年8月以来最大的月度涨幅。

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