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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 February 2026

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 February 2026: 2.2% for January 2026, below the 2.3% forecast and against 2.3% in November 2025 (first reported as 2.4%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 4 Feb 2026 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
2.2%
January 2026
Forecast
2.3%
The market consensus
Previous
2.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or continued easing toward 2% usually weighs on the euro as traders see more room for ECB cuts. The effect can be strong if services or other underlying prices also cool.

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 4 February 2026: 2.2% for January 2026 against a 2.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Feb 2026Jan2.2%2.3%2.3%
2 Dec 2025Nov2.4%2.5%2.4%
31 Oct 2025Oct2.4%2.3%2.4%
1 Oct 2025Sep2.3%2.3%2.3%
2 Sep 2025Aug2.3%2.2%2.3%
1 Aug 2025Jul2.3%2.2%2.3%
1 Jul 2025Jun2.3%2.3%2.3%
3 Jun 2025May2.3%2.5%2.7%
2 May 2025Apr2.7%2.5%2.4%
1 Apr 2025Mar2.4%2.5%2.6%
3 Mar 2025Feb2.6%2.5%2.7%
3 Feb 2025Jan2.7%2.6%2.7%
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