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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 March 2020

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 March 2020: 1.2% for February 2020, in line with the forecast and down from 1.4% in January 2020. It is the lowest reading since November 2019. Printed 1.2%, below the 2% target. It was released on Tue 3 Mar 2020 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
1.2%
February 2020
Forecast
1.2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: An in-line flash reading usually leaves the euro little changed, unless the components or core figure surprise.

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 March 2020: 1.2% for February 2020 against a 1.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Mar 2020Feb1.2%1.2%1.4%
31 Jan 2020Jan1.4%1.4%1.3%
7 Jan 2020Dec1.3%1.3%1%
29 Nov 2019Nov1%1%0.7%
31 Oct 2019Oct0.7%0.7%0.8%
1 Oct 2019Sep0.9%0.9%1%
30 Aug 2019Aug1%1%1%
31 Jul 2019Jul1.1%1.1%1.3%
28 Jun 2019Jun1.2%1.2%1.2%
4 Jun 2019May1.2%1.3%1.7%
3 May 2019Apr1.7%1.6%1.4%
1 Apr 2019Mar1.4%1.4%1.5%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 January 2020The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 March 2020Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar