Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6% (2025)

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

Euro area annual inflation up to 2.6% (3)

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% (2025)

FAQs

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

CharacteristicEUEuro area
2023*6.28%5.42%
20229.32%8.38%
20212.89%2.59%
20200.68%0.25%
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Jul 4, 2024

What is the euro expected inflation rate? ›

Inflation in the Euro currency area, which hit a peak of 10.6 percent in October 2022, is set to continue to fall in 2024, as economic forecasts predict that the HICP inflation rate will be between 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent over the year.

What is the euro area underlying inflation? ›

Headline inflation in the euro area dipped to 2.5% in June, the European Union's statistics agency announced, in line with the expectation of economists polled by Reuters. However, the closely watched figures for core and services inflation remained stubbornly high, holding at 2.9% and 4.1%, respectively.

How is euro area inflation calculated? ›

Inflation is a measure of how prices change over time. 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.

Is inflation higher in the US or Europe? ›

As illustrated in the chart below, U.S. inflation peaked before European counterparts and further, the peak was lower. But in recent months, things have changed. Pricing pressures in Europe have eased faster than in the U.S. and there could be important investment implications from these new developments.

What is the inflation target euro area? ›

The ECB's Governing Council, after concluding its strategy review in July 2021, considers that price stability is best maintained by aiming for 2% inflation over the medium term.

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

As of August 2024, the countries with the current highest inflation rates are Argentina (271.5%), Venezuela (51.4% %), Turkey (61.78%) and Sudan (146.6%).

What country in Europe has the highest inflation rate? ›

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%).

What is the real inflation in eurozone? ›

Annual inflation down to 2.5% in the euro area

The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.5% in June 2024, down from 2.6% in May. A year earlier, the rate was 5.5%. European Union annual inflation was 2.6% in June 2024, down from 2.7% in May. A year earlier, the rate was 6.4%.

What is the inflation rate in the USA? ›

US Inflation Rate (I:USIR)

US Inflation Rate is at 2.89%, compared to 2.97% last month and 3.18% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.28%.

What is China's inflation rate? ›

China Inflation Rate is at 0.50%, compared to 0.20% last month and -0.30% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 1.67%.

What is the inflation rate in Europe today? ›

European Union Inflation Rate is at 2.70%, compared to 2.60% last month and 7.10% last year.

What is the expected 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 is expected to be 2.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

How different is euro area and US inflation? ›

In the United States, the contribution of demand to core inflation had already reached levels of around 1.5 percentage points in mid-2021 and has increased further to nearly 2 percentage points recently, while in the euro area it increased much more gradually and has reached levels above 1.5 percentage points only in ...

Which countries in euro area have inflation? ›

Looking at the four large economies in the euro area, in June 2024 the inflation rate was 2.5% in Germany, 2.5% in France, 0.9% in Italy and 3.6% in Spain. Cross-country differences are also common for different categories of goods and services.

What is the inflation rate in Germany? ›

Germany Inflation Rate (I:GCCPIUM)

Germany Inflation Rate is at 2.30%, compared to 2.20% last month and 6.20% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 2.01%.

What is the inflation rate of France? ›

France inflation rate for 2022 was 5.22%, a 3.58% increase from 2021. France inflation rate for 2021 was 1.64%, a 1.17% increase from 2020. France inflation rate for 2020 was 0.48%, a 0.63% decline from 2019. France inflation rate for 2019 was 1.11%, a 0.74% decline from 2018.

What is the inflation rate in euro countries? ›

Inflation Rate | Europe
CountryLastPrevious
Euro Area2.62.5
European Union2.62.7
Faroe Islands32.6
Finland1.31.5
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What is the UK inflation rate? ›

The core CPIH annual inflation rate was 4.2% in June 2024, unchanged from last month and the joint lowest rate since January 2022.

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