Eurozone inflation (y/y)
3.23 %
+10.05% day
The yearly rise in consumer prices across the countries that share the euro, compiled by Eurostat. The European Central Bank aims to hold it at 2%, so each reading steers its interest rates and borrowing costs across the bloc.
Aug 2026 · 3.22645 % · +61.7% vs the window’s open
the numbers23
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 1.99483 % | |
| Nov 2024 | 2.23469 % | +12.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 2.42814 % | +8.7% |
| Jan 2025 | 2.49922 % | +2.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 2.29742 % | −8.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 2.16744 % | −5.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 2.15504 % | −0.6% |
| May 2025 | 1.86487 % | −13.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 1.96278 % | +5.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 2.01424 % | +2.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 2.02174 % | +0.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 2.21680 % | +9.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 2.07742 % | −6.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 2.11468 % | +1.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.93496 % | −8.5% |
| Jan 2026low | 1.63568 % | −15.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.87152 % | +14.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 2.53368 % | +35.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 2.99940 % | +18.4% |
| May 2026 | 3.14126 % | +4.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 2.73289 % | −13.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 2.93179 % | +7.3% |
| Aug 2026latest | 3.22645 % | +10.1% |
Lately
The September figure, published after the last point on this chart, came in at 3.8%, the highest level in three years. That keeps pressure on the ECB to hike rates rather than hold them. The reports give the number and the policy bind it creates, but do not name what pushed prices up.