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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 May 2022

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 31 May 2022: 3.8% for May 2022, above the 3.5% forecast and up from 3.5% in April 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Tue 31 May 2022 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
3.8%
May 2022
Forecast
3.5%
The market consensus
Previous
3.5%
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 2022: 3.8% for May 2022 against a 3.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 May 2022May3.8%3.5%3.5%
29 Apr 2022Apr3.5%3.2%2.9%
1 Apr 2022Mar3%3.1%2.7%
2 Mar 2022Feb2.7%2.5%2.3%
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%
The release before:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 29 April 2022The release after:Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 July 2022Euro Area Core Inflation Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar