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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 February 2021

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 February 2021: 0.9% for January 2021, above the 0.5% forecast and up from -0.3% in December 2020. It is the highest reading since February 2020. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 0.9%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 3 Feb 2021 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
0.9%
January 2021
Forecast
0.5%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat, particularly if inflation remains above 2% or re-accelerates, usually supports the euro through higher expected ECB rates. A broad, persistent surprise can have a strong effect.

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 3 February 2021: 0.9% for January 2021 against a 0.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Feb 2021Jan0.9%0.5%-0.3%
7 Jan 2021Dec-0.3%-0.2%-0.3%
1 Dec 2020Nov-0.3%-0.2%-0.3%
30 Oct 2020Oct-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%
2 Oct 2020Sep-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%
1 Sep 2020Aug-0.2%0.2%0.4%
31 Jul 2020Jul0.4%0.2%0.3%
30 Jun 2020Jun0.3%0.1%0.1%
29 May 2020May0.1%0.1%0.3%
30 Apr 2020Apr0.4%0.1%0.7%
31 Mar 2020Mar0.7%0.8%1.2%
3 Mar 2020Feb1.2%1.2%1.4%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 7 January 2021The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 2 March 2021Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar