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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 February 2022

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 February 2022: 2.3% for January 2022, above the 1.9% forecast and down from 2.6% in December 2021. It is the lowest reading since October 2021. It is the fourth release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 2 Feb 2022 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
2.3%
January 2022
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2.6%
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 2 February 2022: 2.3% for January 2022 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Feb 2022Jan2.3%1.9%2.6%
7 Jan 2022Dec2.6%2.5%2.6%
30 Nov 2021Nov2.6%2.3%2%
29 Oct 2021Oct2.1%1.9%1.9%
1 Oct 2021Sep1.9%1.9%1.6%
31 Aug 2021Aug1.6%1.5%0.7%
30 Jul 2021Jul0.7%0.8%0.9%
30 Jun 2021Jun0.9%0.9%1%
1 Jun 2021May0.9%0.8%0.7%
30 Apr 2021Apr0.8%0.8%0.9%
31 Mar 2021Mar0.9%1.1%1.1%
2 Mar 2021Feb1.1%1.1%1.4%
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