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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 January 2019

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 January 2019: 1.6% for December 2018, below the 1.8% forecast and against 1.9% in November 2018 (first reported as 2%). It is the lowest reading since April 2018. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.6%, below the 2% target. It was released on Fri 4 Jan 2019 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
1.6%
December 2018
Forecast
1.8%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
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 2019: 1.6% for December 2018 against a 1.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Jan 2019Dec1.6%1.8%1.9%
30 Nov 2018Nov2%2%2.2%
31 Oct 2018Oct2.2%2.2%2.1%
28 Sep 2018Sep2.1%2.1%2%
31 Aug 2018Aug2%2.1%2.1%
31 Jul 2018Jul2.1%2%2%
29 Jun 2018Jun2%1.2%1.9%
31 May 2018May1.9%1.9%1.2%
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%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 30 November 2018The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 1 February 2019Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar