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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 July 2024

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 July 2024: 2.6% for July 2024, above the 2.4% forecast and up from 2.5% in June 2024. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 2.6%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 31 Jul 2024 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
2.6%
July 2024
Forecast
2.4%
The market consensus
Previous
2.5%
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) 31 July 2024: 2.6% for July 2024 against a 2.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 July 2024: 2.6% vs 2.4% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-cpi/2024-07-31

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Jul 2024Jul2.6%2.4%2.5%
2 Jul 2024Jun2.5%2.5%2.6%
31 May 2024May2.6%2.5%2.4%
30 Apr 2024Apr2.4%2.4%2.4%
3 Apr 2024Mar2.4%2.6%2.6%
1 Mar 2024Feb2.6%2.5%2.8%
1 Feb 2024Jan2.8%2.8%2.9%
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%
The release before:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 2 July 2024The release after:Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 30 August 2024Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar