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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 January 2017

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 January 2017: 0.9% for December 2016, above the 0.8% forecast and up from 0.8% in November 2016. It is the highest reading since July 2016. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 4 Jan 2017 at 10:00 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
0.9%
December 2016
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
0.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat, especially if core inflation stays well above 2% or rises, usually supports the euro as markets price a firmer ECB path. The reaction can be strong when the surprise is broad-based.

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 January 2017: 0.9% for December 2016 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Jan 2017Dec0.9%0.8%0.8%
30 Nov 2016Nov0.8%0.8%0.8%
31 Oct 2016Oct0.8%0.8%0.8%
30 Sep 2016Sep0.8%0.9%0.8%
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%
The release before:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 30 November 2016The release after:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 January 2017Euro Area Core Inflation Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar