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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 January 2017

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 January 2017: 1.1% for December 2016, below the 1.4% forecast and up from 0.6% in November 2016. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.1%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 4 Jan 2017 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
1.1%
December 2016
Forecast
1.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
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) 4 January 2017: 1.1% for December 2016 against a 1.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Jan 2017Dec1.1%1.4%0.6%
30 Nov 2016Nov0.6%0.6%0.5%
31 Oct 2016Oct0.5%0.5%0.4%
30 Sep 2016Sep0.4%0.4%0.2%
31 Aug 2016Aug0.2%0.3%0.2%
29 Jul 2016Jul0.2%0.1%0.1%
30 Jun 2016Jun0.1%0%-0.1%
31 May 2016May-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%
29 Apr 2016Apr-0.2%-0.1%0.0%
31 Mar 2016Mar-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%
29 Feb 2016Feb-0.2%0.0%0.3%
29 Jan 2016Jan0.4%0.4%0.2%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 30 November 2016The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 January 2017Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar