WIESBADEN, Germany (AFX) - German consumer prices in February rose by 0.3 pct from January and were up by 1.7 pct from the same period the year earlier, according to final data from the federal statistics office. The final data is in line with preliminary figures from six of Germany's states, the office noted. In January German CPI had risen by 2.1 pct from the same period the year earlier.