Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 1 June 2021

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 1 June 2021: 2% for May 2021, above the 1.9% forecast and up from 1.6% in April 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 2%, at the 2% target. It was released on Tue 1 Jun 2021 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
2%
May 2021
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
1.6%
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) 1 June 2021: 2% for May 2021 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
1 Jun 2021May2%1.9%1.6%
30 Apr 2021Apr1.6%1.6%1.3%
31 Mar 2021Mar1.3%1.3%0.9%
2 Mar 2021Feb0.9%0.9%0.9%
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%