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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP)

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 March 2026

Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 March 2026: 2.5% for March 2026, below the 2.6% forecast and up from 1.9% in February 2026. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 2.5%, above the 2% target. It was released on Tue 31 Mar 2026 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
2.5%
March 2026
Forecast
2.6%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
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) 31 March 2026: 2.5% for March 2026 against a 2.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Euro Area Inflation Rate (HICP) 31 March 2026: 2.5% vs 2.6% forecast (EUROSTAT). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/eur-cpi/2026-03-31

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Mar 2026Mar2.5%2.6%1.9%
3 Mar 2026Feb1.9%1.7%1.7%
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%
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