Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6% (2024)

Euro indicators 31 July 2024 Next release: 30 August 2024

Flash estimate - July 2024

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Overview

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.6% in July 2024, up from 2.5% in June according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, services is expected to have the highest annual rate in July (4.0%, compared with 4.1% in June), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (2.3%, compared with 2.4% in June), energy (1.3%, compared with 0.2% in June) and non-energy industrial goods (0.8%, compared with 0.7% in June).

Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6% (1)

Tables

Euro area annual inflation and its components (%)

Weights (‰)

Annual rate

Monthly rate

2024

Jul 23

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Jun 24

Jul 24

Jul 24

All-items HICP

1000.0

5.3

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.6e

0.0e

All-items excluding:

energy

900.9

6.7

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7e

-0.1e

energy, unprocessed food

857.4

6.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8e

-0.1e

energy, food, alcohol & tobacco

706.2

5.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9e

-0.2e

Food, alcohol & tobacco

194.7

10.8

3.9

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3e

0.0e

processed food, alcohol & tobacco

151.2

11.3

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7e

0.3e

unprocessed food

43.5

9.2

2.1

-0.5

1.2

1.8

1.3

1.0e

-0.9e

Energy

99.1

-6.1

-3.7

-1.8

-0.6

0.3

0.2

1.3e

0.9e

Non-energy industrial goods

257.3

5.0

1.6

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.7

0.8e

-2.6e

Services

448.8

5.6

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.0e

1.2e

e estimate

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Inflation rates (%) measured by the HICP

Annual rate

Monthly rate

Jul 23

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Jun 24

Jul 24

Jul 24

Belgium

1.7

3.6

3.8

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.5e

-0.6e

Germany

6.5

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.6e

0.5e

Estonia

6.2

4.4

4.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.5e

0.2e

Ireland

4.6

2.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.5

1.5e

0.2e

Greece

3.5

3.1

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.5

3.0e

-0.4e

Spain

2.1

2.9

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.6

2.9e

-0.7e

France

5.1

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.6e

0.1e

Croatia

8.0

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.3

3.5

3.4e

1.0e

Italy

6.3

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.8

0.9

1.7e

-0.8e

Cyprus

2.4

2.1

1.6

2.1

3.0

3.0

2.6e

1.0e

Latvia

6.6

0.6

1.0

1.1

0.0

1.5

0.8e

0.1e

Lithuania

7.2

1.1

0.4

0.4

0.9

1.0

1.1e

-0.1e

Luxembourg

2.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.7e

-0.4e

Malta

5.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3e

0.5e

Netherlands

5.3

2.7

3.1

2.6

2.7

3.4

3.5e

1.3e

Austria

7.0

4.0

4.1

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.9e

-0.3e

Portugal

4.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

3.8

3.1

2.7e

-0.8e

Slovenia

5.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.5

1.6

1.4e

-0.2e

Slovakia

10.3

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.9e

0.2e

Finland

4.2

1.1

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6e

0.3e

e estimate

Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr

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Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

The euro area inflation flash estimate is issued at the end of each reference month.

The complete set of harmonised indices of consumer prices (HICP) for the euro area, EU and Member States is released around the middle of the month following the reference month.

The next release with full data for July 2024 is scheduled for 20 August 2024.

Methods and definitions

Annual inflation is the change of the price level of consumer goods and services between the current month and the same month of the previous year. Monthly inflation is the change of the price level between the current month and the previous month.

Geographical information

The euro area consists of Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The euro area data refer to the country composition at a specific point in time. Changes in the composition of the euro area are incorporated using a chain index formula.

For more information

  • Website section on inflation

  • Database section on inflation

  • Statistics Explained article on inflation in the euro area

  • Metadata on inflation

  • Euro indicators dashboard

  • Release calendar for Euro indicators

  • European Statistics Code of Practice

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Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6% (2024)

FAQs

Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6%? ›

Overview. Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.6% in July 2024, up from 2.5% in June according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

What is the inflation rate in the EU area? ›

Euro area annual inflation rate and its main components

Euro area annual inflation was 2.5% in June 2024, down from 2.6% in May 2024.

What is the core inflation rate in the euro area? ›

Headline inflation is expected to average 2.5% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026. Core prices are estimated an average of 2.8% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 2.0% in 2026. ECB cut rates on June 6, but has not pre-committed to a particular rate path.

What is the euro area CPI today? ›

Eurozone Consumer Price Index is at a current level of 126.31, up from 126.04 last month and up from 123.15 one year ago. This is a change of 0.21% from last month and 2.57% from one year ago.

What is the inflation rate in Europe year by year? ›

European Union inflation rate for 2022 was 8.83%, a 6.28% increase from 2021. European Union inflation rate for 2021 was 2.55%, a 2.08% increase from 2020. European Union inflation rate for 2020 was 0.48%, a 1.15% decline from 2019. European Union inflation rate for 2019 was 1.63%, a 0.11% decline from 2018.

What is the inflation rate in Europe and the United States? ›

HICP inflation excluding food and energy stood at 5.0% in November in the euro area. This was still lower than inflation in the US CPI excluding food and energy (core inflation), which stood at 6.0% in the same month.

Which country has the highest inflation rate in the world? ›

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Inflation Rates (Trading Economics Jan 2022) With an inflation rate that has soared above one million percent in recent years, Venezuela has the highest inflation rate in the world.

How is inflation measured in the Euro Area? ›

To calculate it, national statistical institutes regularly collect prices for a “basket” of goods and services, representing the consumption of all private people in the country. These national values are then compiled into an inflation rate for the euro area.

What is the inflation target Euro Area? ›

We are targeting an inflation rate of 2% over the medium term. Our commitment to this target is symmetric: we view inflation that is too low just as negatively as inflation that is too high.

What is the inflation rate of France? ›

France Inflation Rate is at 2.60%, compared to 2.40% last month and 6.00% last year.

What is the CPI MoM for Euro area? ›

Eurozone Consumer Price Index MoM is at a current level of 0.2142, down from 0.5826 last month and up from 0.0244 one year ago.

What is China's inflation rate? ›

China Inflation Rate is at 0.20%, compared to 0.30% last month. This is lower than the long term average of 1.68%.

What is the inflation in America? ›

Basic Info. US Inflation Rate is at 2.97%, compared to 3.27% last month and 2.97% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.28%. The US Inflation Rate is the percentage in which a chosen basket of goods and services purchased in the US increases in price over a year.

What is the euro inflation rate today? ›

Eurozone Inflation Rate (I:EIRNM)

Eurozone Inflation Rate is at 2.60%, compared to 2.40% last month and 6.10% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 2.04%.

What is the cumulative inflation rate in the euro area? ›

Inflation Rate In the Euro Area increased to 2.60 percent in July from 2.50 percent in June of 2024. Inflation Rate in Euro Area averaged 2.23 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 10.60 percent in October of 2022 and a record low of -0.60 percent in July of 2009.

Which country has the highest inflation rate in Europe? ›

January 2024's figures show, the annual inflation ranged from 0.9% to 7.3% in the EU. Romania came in with the highest rate 7.3% among the EU members, followed by Estonia (5%), Croatia (4.8%) and Poland (4.5%).

How much is the inflation rate in Germany? ›

Germany inflation rate for 2022 was 6.87%, a 3.81% increase from 2021. Germany inflation rate for 2021 was 3.07%, a 2.92% increase from 2020. Germany inflation rate for 2020 was 0.14%, a 1.3% decline from 2019.

What is the inflation rate in France and Germany? ›

Both countries also reported a harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is an adjusted measure of inflation that can be compared across countries. Germany's HICP was up 3.1% year-on-year and showed a 0.2% monthly fall. France's harmonised figure showed a 3.4% yearly increase and a 0.2% decline over the month.

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