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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 May 2018

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 May 2018: 1.2% for April 2018, below the 1.3% forecast and against 1.3% in March 2018 (first reported as 1.4%). 2 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.2%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 3 May 2018 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
1.2%
April 2018
Forecast
1.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1.3%
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) 3 May 2018: 1.2% for April 2018 against a 1.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 May 2018Apr1.2%1.3%1.3%
4 Apr 2018Mar1.4%1.4%1.1%
28 Feb 2018Feb1.2%1.2%1.3%
31 Jan 2018Jan1.3%1.3%1.4%
5 Jan 2018Dec1.4%1.4%1.5%
30 Nov 2017Nov1.5%1.5%1.4%
31 Oct 2017Oct1.4%1.4%1.5%
29 Sep 2017Sep1.5%1.5%1.5%
31 Aug 2017Aug1.5%1.4%1.3%
31 Jul 2017Jul1.3%1.3%1.3%
30 Jun 2017Jun1.3%1.2%1.4%
31 May 2017May1.4%1.5%1.9%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 April 2018The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 May 2018Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar