All-items HICP inflation (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, the all-items HICP inflation rate was 3.2 per cent in August 2026, compared to 2.9 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 356 records overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: the inflation rate registered a minimum of -0.7 per cent in July 2009; it recorded its maximum of 10.6 in October 2022; it was equal on average to 2.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.8 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.9 |
| 2026-08-31 | 3.2 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the all-items HICP |
| Country | Euro Area |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| 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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