Core 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 core HICP inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in August 2026, versus 2.5 in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 356 records. The time period covered by the series extends from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Here are some statistics we calculated on the full sample: the inflation rate reached its minimum of 0.2 per cent in September 2020; it reached its maximum of 5.7 in March 2023; it was equal on average to 1.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.40000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.50000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.40000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the HICP excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco |
| 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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