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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 March 2024

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 March 2024: 3.1% for February 2024, above the 2.9% forecast and down from 3.3% in January 2024. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 1 Mar 2024 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
3.1%
February 2024
Forecast
2.9%
The market consensus
Previous
3.3%
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 1 March 2024: 3.1% for February 2024 against a 2.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 March 2024: 3.1% vs 2.9% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-core-cpi/2024-03-01

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
1 Mar 2024Feb3.1%2.9%3.3%
1 Feb 2024Jan3.3%3.2%3.4%
5 Jan 2024Dec3.4%3.4%3.6%
30 Nov 2023Nov3.6%3.9%4.2%
31 Oct 2023Oct4.2%4.2%4.5%
29 Sep 2023Sep4.5%4.8%5.3%
31 Aug 2023Aug5.3%5.3%5.5%
31 Jul 2023Jul5.5%5.4%5.5%
30 Jun 2023Jun5.4%5.5%5.3%
1 Jun 2023May5.3%5.5%5.6%
2 May 2023Apr5.6%5.7%5.7%
31 Mar 2023Mar5.7%5.7%5.6%
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