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Chocolate Prices in Germany Jump 22% in October, With Bars Up 31%

Destatis points to earlier spikes in cocoa and sugar costs as the key driver.

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Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher müssen in diesem Jahr deutlich mehr für süße Überraschungen im Adventskalender zahlen. Besonders Schokolade war im Oktober dieses Jahres 21,8 Prozent teurer als im Vorjahresmonat, wie das Statistische Bundesamt mitteilte.

Overview

  • Consumers paid 21.8% more for chocolate year over year in October 2025, including a 30.7% increase for tablets and 16.0% for bars and other chocolate products.
  • Other sweets rose by 5.0%, with pralines up 22.1%, bonbons up 0.4%, chewing gum and gummy sweets down 2.8%, and biscuits up 1.7%.
  • Overall consumer prices increased 2.3% and food prices 1.3% in the same period, underscoring how confectionery inflation far outpaced broader inflation.
  • Cocoa import prices surged to record levels in 2024 and were still unusually high despite a slight year‑over‑year dip for beans in September 2025, while sugar producer prices more than doubled versus 2020 before falling sharply into mid‑2025.
  • Germany’s cocoa imports fell 16.8% to 449,400 tonnes in January–September 2025, with Côte d’Ivoire supplying 31.4%, and consumer advocates criticized retailers for high shelf prices despite some easing in commodity markets.