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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 February 2026

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 February 2026: 1.7% for January 2026, in line with the forecast and against 2.0% in November 2025 (first reported as 2.2%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. Printed 1.7%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 4 Feb 2026 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
1.7%
January 2026
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
2.0%
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) 4 February 2026: 1.7% for January 2026 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 4 February 2026: 1.7% vs 1.7% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-cpi/2026-02-04

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Feb 2026Jan1.7%1.7%2.0%
2 Dec 2025Nov2.2%2.1%2.1%
31 Oct 2025Oct2.1%2.1%2.2%
1 Oct 2025Sep2.2%2.2%2%
2 Sep 2025Aug2.1%2%2%
1 Aug 2025Jul2%1.9%2%
1 Jul 2025Jun2%2%1.9%
3 Jun 2025May1.9%2%2.2%
2 May 2025Apr2.2%2.1%2.2%
1 Apr 2025Mar2.2%2.3%2.3%
3 Mar 2025Feb2.4%2.3%2.5%
3 Feb 2025Jan2.5%2.4%2.4%
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