(FILES) This photo taken on July 1, 2026 shows a digital display of the prices for different kinds of fuel at an Aral oil and gas station in Berlin, following an adjustment of the prices at noon after the German state's discount fuel expired. German inflation picked up pace in July, provisional data showed on July 30, 2026, as energy price growth accelerated. Overall inflation came in at 2.8 percent in July, statistics office Destatis said, up from 2.3 percent in June. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, price growth came in at just 2.4 percent. But energy prices were up 8.3 percent -- a faster rate of growth than in May or June. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)