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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 June 2026

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 June 2026: 2.5% for May 2026, above the 2.4% forecast and up from 2.2% in April 2026. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 2 Jun 2026 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
2.5%
May 2026
Forecast
2.4%
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 2 June 2026: 2.5% for May 2026 against a 2.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 2 June 2026: 2.5% vs 2.4% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-core-cpi/2026-06-02

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Jun 2026May2.5%2.4%2.2%
30 Apr 2026Apr2.2%2.3%2.3%
31 Mar 2026Mar2.3%2.4%2.4%
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%
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