Euro indicators 18 March 2024 Next release: 17 April 2024
February 2024
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Down to 2.8% in the EU
Overview
The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.6% in February 2024, down from 2.8% in January. A year earlier, the rate was 8.5%. European Union annual inflation was 2.8% in February 2024, down from 3.1% in January. A year earlier, the rate was 9.9%. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
The lowest annual rates were registered in Latvia, Denmark (both 0.6%) and Italy (0.8%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (7.1%), Croatia (4.8%) and Estonia (4.4%). Compared with January, annual inflation fell in twenty Member States, remained stable in five and rose in two.
In February, the highest contribution to the annual euro area inflation rate came from services (+1.73 percentage points, pp), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+0.79 pp), non-energy industrial goods (+0.42 pp) and energy (-0.36 pp).
Inflation rates (%) measured by the HICP | ||||||||
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Annual rate | Monthly rate | |||||||
Feb 23 | Sep 23 | Oct 23 | Nov 23 | Dec 23 | Jan 24 | Feb 24 | Feb 24 | |
Euro area | 8.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
EU | 9.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Belgium | 5.4 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
Bulgaria | 13.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Czechia | 18.4 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
Denmark | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Germany | 9.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
Estonia | 17.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
Ireland | 8.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Greece | 6.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
Spain | 6.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
France | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
Croatia | 11.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Italy | 9.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Cyprus | 6.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
Latvia | 20.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Lithuania | 17.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Luxembourg | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
Hungary | 25.8 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
Malta | 7.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Netherlands | 8.9 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
Austria | 11.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Poland | 17.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
Portugal | 8.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
Romania | 13.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
Slovenia | 9.4 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
Slovakia | 15.4 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
Finland | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Sweden | 9.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Iceland | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
Norway | 7.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Switzerland | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr
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Tables
Euro area inflation rate (%), selected aggregates | |||||||||
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Weights (‰) | Annual rate | Monthly rate | |||||||
2024 | Feb 23 | Sep 23 | Oct 23 | Nov 23 | Dec 23 | Jan 24 | Feb 24 | Feb 24 | |
All-items HICP | 1000.0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
All-items excluding: energy | 900.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
energy, unprocessed food | 857.4 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
energy, food, alcohol & tobacco | 706.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
energy, seasonal food | 876.0 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
tobacco | 979.1 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
Food, alcohol & tobacco | 194.7 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
processed food, alcohol & tobacco | 151.2 | 15.4 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
unprocessed food | 43.5 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
Energy | 99.1 | 13.7 | -4.6 | -11.2 | -11.5 | -6.7 | -6.1 | -3.7 | 1.5 |
Non-energy industrial goods | 257.3 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
Services | 448.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
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Contributions to the euro area annual inflation rate (pp), selected aggregates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 23 | Sep 23 | Oct 23 | Nov 23 | Dec 23 | Jan 24 | Feb 24 | |
Food, alcohol & tobacco | 3.10 | 1.78 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 0.79 |
processed food, alcohol & tobacco | 2.43 | 1.47 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
unprocessed food | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.10 |
Energy | 1.64 | -0.55 | -1.46 | -1.41 | -0.68 | -0.62 | -0.36 |
Non-energy industrial goods | 1.74 | 1.06 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.42 |
Services | 2.02 | 2.05 | 1.97 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.73 |
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 February 2024, published on 1 March 2024, was 2.6%.
The next flash estimate of euro area inflation with data for March 2024 is scheduled for 3 April 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
Eurostat Statistics Explained article on inflation in the euro area
Eurostat metadata on inflation
Eurostat Euro indicators dashboard
Eurostat €-indicators release calendar
European Statistics Code of Practice
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