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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 March 2023

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 March 2023: 5.6% for February 2023, above the 5.3% forecast and against 5.3% in January 2023 (first reported as 5.2%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Thu 2 Mar 2023 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
5.6%
February 2023
Forecast
5.3%
The market consensus
Previous
5.3%
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 March 2023: 5.6% for February 2023 against a 5.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 March 2023: 5.6% vs 5.3% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-core-cpi/2023-03-02

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Mar 2023Feb5.6%5.3%5.3%
1 Feb 2023Jan5.2%5.1%5.2%
6 Jan 2023Dec5.2%5%5%
30 Nov 2022Nov5%5%5%
31 Oct 2022Oct5%4.9%4.8%
30 Sep 2022Sep4.8%4.7%4.3%
31 Aug 2022Aug4.3%4.1%4%
29 Jul 2022Jul4%3.8%3.7%
1 Jul 2022Jun3.7%3.9%3.8%
31 May 2022May3.8%3.5%3.5%
29 Apr 2022Apr3.5%3.2%2.9%
1 Apr 2022Mar3%3.1%2.7%
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