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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 June 2019

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 June 2019: 1.2% for May 2019, below the 1.3% forecast and down from 1.7% in April 2019. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.2%, below the 2% target. It was released on Tue 4 Jun 2019 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%
May 2019
Forecast
1.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
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 June 2019: 1.2% for May 2019 against a 1.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Jun 2019May1.2%1.3%1.7%
3 May 2019Apr1.7%1.6%1.4%
1 Apr 2019Mar1.4%1.4%1.5%
1 Mar 2019Feb1.5%1.5%1.4%
1 Feb 2019Jan1.4%1.4%1.6%
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%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 May 2019The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 28 June 2019Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar