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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 3 March 2026

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 3 March 2026: 2.4% for February 2026, above the 2.2% forecast and up from 2.2% in January 2026. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 3 Mar 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
2.4%
February 2026
Forecast
2.2%
The market consensus
Previous
2.2%
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 3 March 2026: 2.4% for February 2026 against a 2.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 3 March 2026: 2.4% vs 2.2% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-core-cpi/2026-03-03

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Mar 2026Feb2.4%2.2%2.2%
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%
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