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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 May 2018

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 May 2018: 1.1% for May 2018, above the 1% forecast and up from 0.7% in April 2018. It is the highest reading since September 2017. It was released on Thu 31 May 2018 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
1.1%
May 2018
Forecast
1%
The market consensus
Previous
0.7%
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 31 May 2018: 1.1% for May 2018 against a 1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 May 2018May1.1%1%0.7%
3 May 2018Apr0.7%0.9%1%
4 Apr 2018Mar1%—1%
28 Feb 2018Feb1%1%1%
31 Jan 2018Jan1%—0.9%
5 Jan 2018Dec0.9%—0.9%
30 Nov 2017Nov0.9%—0.9%
31 Oct 2017Oct0.9%—1.1%
29 Sep 2017Sep1.1%—1.2%
31 Aug 2017Aug1.2%—1.2%
31 Jul 2017Jul1.2%—1.1%
30 Jun 2017Jun1.1%—0.9%
The release before:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 3 May 2018The release after:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 29 June 2018Euro Area Core Inflation Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar