There's no need to sugarcoat anything here. German inflation is estimated to spike much higher again in March, with annual consumer inflation expected to jump from +5.1% y/y in February to +6.3% y/y in March. The rising cost of fuel and goods amid the Russia-Ukraine war has certainly exacerbated underlying conditions and that will just heap added pressure on the ECB.
The state readings should give a sense of how accurate the estimate will be but nevertheless, it isn't going to be a comforting reading for policymakers and also for consumers surely.
Here's the agenda for today:
0430 GMT - North Rhine Westphalia
0800 GMT - Brandenburg
0800 GMT - Hesse
0800 GMT - Bavaria
0800 GMT - Baden Wuerttemberg
0900 GMT - Saxony
1200 GMT - Germany national preliminary figures
Do note that the releases don't exactly follow the schedule at times and may be released a little earlier or later.