Core HICP (index) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP indices (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, the core HICP was 129.4 (index) in August 2026, versus 129.1 in July 2026. This represents an increase of 0.2 percent.
Sample. There are 321 data points in the monthly series displayed in the chart above. The period covered by the series stretches from December 1999 to August 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the index recorded a minimum of 76.3 in December 1999; it recorded its highest level of 129.4 in August 2026; it averaged 98.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 129.07 |
| 2026-07-31 | 129.14 |
| 2026-08-31 | 129.38 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | HICP excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco |
| Country | European Union |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | Index (2015 = 100) |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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