German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister

BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday.

柏林（路透社）——德国经济部长罗伯特哈贝克周四表示，德国通胀将在 2023 年初保持高位，然后在年内放缓。

“We have broken the inflation trend,” Habeck said in his address to the Bundestag regarding the annual economic report.

“我们已经打破了通胀趋势，”哈贝克在就年度经济报告向联邦议院发表讲话时说。

Inflation is seen at 6% in 2023, as energy prices ease following the initial shock of the energy crisis triggered by the Ukraine war, according to the economic report published on Wednesday.

根据周三公布的经济报告，随着能源价格在乌克兰战争引发的能源危机的最初冲击之后回落，2023 年的通货膨胀率预计为 6%。

Regarding the economic report for 2023, he said the numbers were not good, but significantly better than feared some months ago. Gross domestic product is forecast to grow by 0.2% this year, up from the autumn forecast of a 0.4% decline.

关于 2023 年的经济报告，他说数字并不好，但比几个月前担心的要好得多。预计今年国内生产总值将增长 0.2%，高于秋季预测的下降 0.4%。

In 2024, inflation will be lower than in 2023 and growth will be higher, he added.

他补充说，到 2024 年，通货膨胀率将低于 2023 年，而增长将更高。

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