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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 29 February 2016

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 29 February 2016: -0.2% for February 2016, below the 0.0% forecast and against 0.3% in January 2016 (first reported as 0.4%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed -0.2%, below the 2% target. It was released on Mon 29 Feb 2016 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
-0.2%
February 2016
Forecast
0.0%
The market consensus
Previous
0.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or continued progress toward 2% usually weighs on the euro as markets price more scope for cuts. The reaction is strongest when core inflation also cools.

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 29 February 2016: -0.2% for February 2016 against a 0.0% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
29 Feb 2016Feb-0.2%0.0%0.3%
29 Jan 2016Jan0.4%0.4%0.2%
5 Jan 2016Dec0.2%0.4%0.2%
2 Dec 2015Nov0.1%0.2%0.1%
30 Oct 2015Oct0.0%0%-0.1%
30 Sep 2015Sep-0.1%0%0.1%
31 Aug 2015Aug0.2%0.1%0.2%
31 Jul 2015Jul0.2%0.2%0.2%
30 Jun 2015Jun0.2%0.2%0.3%
2 Jun 2015May0.3%0.2%0.0%
30 Apr 2015Apr0.0%0.0%-0.1%
31 Mar 2015Mar-0.1%-0.1%-0.3%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 29 January 2016The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 March 2016Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar