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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 August 2016

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 August 2016: 0.8% for August 2016, below the 0.9% forecast and down from 0.9% in July 2016. It is the lowest reading since May 2016. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Wed 31 Aug 2016 at 09:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: EUROSTAT. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.8%
August 2016
Forecast
0.9%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or continued easing toward 2% usually weighs on the euro as traders see more room for ECB cuts. The effect can be strong if services or other underlying prices also cool.

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 August 2016: 0.8% for August 2016 against a 0.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Aug 2016Aug0.8%0.9%0.9%
29 Jul 2016Jul0.9%0.8%0.9%
30 Jun 2016Jun0.9%0.8%0.8%
31 May 2016May0.8%0.8%0.7%
29 Apr 2016Apr0.7%0.9%1%
31 Mar 2016Mar1.0%0.9%0.8%
29 Feb 2016Feb0.7%0.9%1%
29 Jan 2016Jan1.0%0.9%0.9%
5 Jan 2016Dec0.9%0.9%0.9%
2 Dec 2015Nov0.9%1%1.1%
30 Oct 2015Oct1.0%0.9%0.9%
30 Sep 2015Sep0.9%0.9%0.9%
The release before:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 29 July 2016The release after:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 30 September 2016Euro Area Core Inflation Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar