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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 September 2026

Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 September 2026: 2.4% for August 2026, below the 2.5% forecast and down from 2.5% in July 2026. 6 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 1 Sep 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
2.4%
August 2026
Forecast
2.5%
The market consensus
Previous
2.5%
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 1 September 2026: 2.4% for August 2026 against a 2.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate 1 September 2026: 2.4% vs 2.5% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-core-cpi/2026-09-01

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
1 Sep 2026Aug2.4%2.5%2.5%
31 Jul 2026Jul2.5%2.4%2.4%
1 Jul 2026Jun2.4%2.6%2.6%
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%
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