Annual inflation down to 2.5% in the euro area (2024)

Euro indicators 17 July 2024 Next release: 20 August 2024

June 2024

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Down to 2.6% in the EU

Overview

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%. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The lowest annual rates were registered in Finland (0.5%), Italy (0.9%) and Lithuania (1.0%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Belgium (5.4%), Romania (5.3%), Spain and Hungary (both 3.6%). Compared with May 2024, annual inflation fell in seventeen Member States, remained stable in one and rose in nine.

In June 2024, the highest contribution to the annual euro area inflation rate came from services (+1.84 percentage points, pp), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+0.48 pp), non-energy industrial goods (+0.17 pp) and energy (+0.02 pp).

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Inflation rates (%) measured by the HICP

Annual rate

Monthly rate

Jun 23

Jan 24

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

Euro area

5.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

0.2

EU

6.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

0.2

Belgium

1.6

1.5

3.6

3.8

4.9

4.9

5.4

0.4

Bulgaria

7.5

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.5

2.7

2.8

0.2

Czechia

11.2

2.7

2.2

2.2

3.1

2.8

2.2

-0.3

Denmark

2.4

0.9

0.6

0.8

0.5

2.1

1.8

0.1

Germany

6.8

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.8

2.5

0.2

Estonia

9.0

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

0.5

Ireland

4.8

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.5

0.3

Greece

2.8

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.5

1.0

Spain

1.6

3.5

2.9

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.6

0.4

France

5.3

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

0.2

Croatia

8.3

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.3

3.5

0.8

Italy

6.7

0.9

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.8

0.9

0.2

Cyprus

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

2.1

3.0

3.0

0.4

Latvia

8.1

1.1

0.6

1.0

1.1

0.0

1.5

0.0

Lithuania

8.2

1.1

1.1

0.4

0.4

0.9

1.0

0.0

Luxembourg

1.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.8

0.0

Hungary

19.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

0.0

Malta

6.2

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.4

Netherlands

6.4

3.1

2.7

3.1

2.6

2.7

3.4

0.2

Austria

7.8

4.3

4.0

4.1

3.4

3.3

3.1

0.0

Poland

11.0

4.5

3.7

2.7

3.0

2.8

2.9

0.1

Portugal

4.7

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.3

3.8

3.1

-0.3

Romania

9.3

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.3

0.1

Slovenia

6.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.5

1.6

0.0

Slovakia

11.3

4.4

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.4

0.0

Finland

4.1

1.1

1.1

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.5

-0.1

Sweden

6.3

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.5

1.4

-0.1

Iceland

8.0

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.6

5.2

5.0

1.4

Norway

6.8

4.6

4.4

3.6

3.4

2.7

2.3

0.3

Switzerland

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.3

-0.1

Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr

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Tables

Euro area inflation rate (%), selected aggregates

Weights (‰)

Annual rate

Monthly rate

2024

Jun 23

Jan 24

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

All-items HICP

1000.0

5.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

0.2

All-items excluding:

energy

900.9

6.9

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

0.3

energy, unprocessed food

857.4

6.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

0.4

energy, food, alcohol & tobacco

706.2

5.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

0.4

energy, seasonal food

876.0

6.8

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

0.4

tobacco

979.1

5.5

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.4

0.2

Food, alcohol & tobacco

194.7

11.6

5.6

3.9

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

0.2

processed food, alcohol & tobacco

151.2

12.4

5.2

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.7

0.4

unprocessed food

43.5

9.0

6.9

2.1

-0.5

1.2

1.8

1.3

-0.4

Energy

99.1

-5.6

-6.1

-3.7

-1.8

-0.6

0.3

0.2

-0.8

Non-energy industrial goods

257.3

5.5

2.0

1.6

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.7

-0.1

Services

448.8

5.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.1

4.1

0.6

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Contributions to the euro area annual inflation rate (pp), selected aggregates

Jun 23

Jan 24

Feb 24

Mar 24

Apr 24

May 24

Jun 24

Food, alcohol & tobacco

2.35

1.13

0.79

0.53

0.55

0.51

0.48

processed food, alcohol & tobacco

1.93

0.82

0.69

0.55

0.49

0.43

0.42

unprocessed food

0.42

0.31

0.10

-0.02

0.06

0.08

0.06

Energy

-0.57

-0.62

-0.36

-0.16

-0.04

0.04

0.02

Non-energy industrial goods

1.42

0.53

0.42

0.30

0.23

0.18

0.17

Services

2.31

1.73

1.73

1.76

1.64

1.83

1.84

Source dataset: prc_hicp_ctrb

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Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

A flash estimate of euro area inflation is issued at the end of each reference month. The euro area flash estimate for June 2024, published on 2 July 2024, was 2.5%.

The next flash estimate of euro area inflation with data for July 2024 is scheduled for 31 July 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.

A contribution shows how much of the annual inflation rate comes from a particular component of the HICP. The contributions are calculated according to a method which ensures their additivity (allowing for rounding).

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 European Union includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

The euro area and European Union data refer to the respective country compositions at a specific point in time. Changes in the composition of these aggregates are incorporated using a chain index formula.

For more information

  • Eurostat website section on inflation

  • Eurostat database on inflation

  • Statistics Explained article on inflation in the euro area

  • Eurostat metadata on inflation

  • Euro indicators dashboard

  • Release calendar for Euro indicators

  • Statistics Code of Practice

Get in touch

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E-mail: estat-hicp@ec.europa.eu

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Annual inflation down to 2.5% in the euro area (2024)

FAQs

What is the annual inflation rate in the euro? ›

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 euro area inflation? ›

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.

What is the euro inflation rate today? ›

Eurozone Inflation Rate is at 2.60%, compared to 2.40% last month and 6.10% last year.

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.

Which country has the highest inflation in the EU? ›

Romania has the highest inflation

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%).

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

With an inflation rate that has soared above one million percent in recent years, Venezuela has the highest inflation rate in the world.

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

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 inflation rate in the USA? ›

US Inflation Rate (I:USIR)

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 core CPI inflation in the euro area? ›

Eurozone Core Consumer Price Index YoY is at 2.85%, compared to 2.75% last month and 6.85% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 1.77%.

Which country is not affected by inflation? ›

Many of the lowest inflation rates around the world are located in Asia, including Macau, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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%.

How does inflation affect the euro? ›

Generally, high inflation weakens a currency and, therefore, weakens its exchange rate.

What does 2% inflation mean? ›

The inflation rate can be estimated using a price index, which gives a sense of how overall prices in the economy are evolving. A common calculation is the percentage change from a year ago. For instance, if a price index is 2 percent higher than a year ago, that would indicate an inflation rate of 2 percent.

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.

What is the euro area inflation forecast? ›

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.

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 UK inflation rate? ›

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.0% in the 12 months to May 2024, down from 2.3% in the 12 months to April, and well below its recent peak of 11.1% in October 2022.

What is the core inflation rate in Europe? ›

Core inflation, excluding the volatile effects of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, stayed at 2.9% from the prior month, narrowly missing the 2.8% economists had forecast. The rate of price rises in services also failed to budge, holding at 4.1%.

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