When assessing price developments, it is important to bear in mind that monthly figures for the CPI tend to fluctuate and that trend inflationary pressure is determined by two factors: improvements in the output gap and rising inflation expectations. To assess trend inflation, it is necessary for the Bank to carefully examine these two factors.
Thus for the approximately 3.5 million Muslims who make their home in Germany, an estimated 15-20% of whom have a keen interest in Islam-compliant bank products, there are hardly any possibilities for financing homes or to invest their assets in accordance with the rules of their faith, while at the same time productively.