Core HICP inflation (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, the core HICP inflation rate stood at 2.6 per cent in August 2026, compared to 2.7 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 309 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The time period covered by the series extends from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics calculated on the full sample: the inflation rate registered a minimum of 0.6 per cent in May 2014; it recorded its highest level of 6.6 in February 2023; it had a mean of 1.9.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.6 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.7 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.6 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the 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 | 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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