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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 5 January 2024

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 5 January 2024: 2.9% for December 2023, below the 3% forecast and up from 2.4% in November 2023. It is the fourth release in a row below the forecast. Printed 2.9%, above the 2% target. It was released on Fri 5 Jan 2024 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
2.9%
December 2023
Forecast
3%
The market consensus
Previous
2.4%
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) 5 January 2024: 2.9% for December 2023 against a 3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Jan 2024Dec2.9%3%2.4%
30 Nov 2023Nov2.4%2.7%2.9%
31 Oct 2023Oct2.9%3.1%4.3%
29 Sep 2023Sep4.3%4.5%5.2%
31 Aug 2023Aug5.3%5.1%5.3%
31 Jul 2023Jul5.3%5.3%5.5%
30 Jun 2023Jun5.5%5.6%6.1%
1 Jun 2023May6.1%6.3%7%
2 May 2023Apr7%7%6.9%
31 Mar 2023Mar6.9%7.1%8.5%
2 Mar 2023Feb8.5%8.2%8.6%
1 Feb 2023Jan8.5%9%9.2%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 30 November 2023The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 1 February 2024Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar