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Latest eurozone inflation data

What the most recent official figures say, updated as each Eurostat release lands.

Euro area, august 2026
3,2%
above the ECB's 2% target
previous month: 3,0%

This month's figure is still a flash estimate — the final release can revise it.

Highest
Lowest
Spread across members
4,5 pp

What is driving the euro-area rate

The headline rate broken into its main components for august 2026.

Core (ex-energy & food)
2,4%
Energy
14,3%
Food
1,2%
Services
3,0%

What moved this month

The largest month-on-month changes in the annual rate across the 21 member states, august 2026.

Rose most

CountryRateChange
Greece3,7% 1,0pp
Cyprus5,2% 0,8pp
Bulgaria5,1% 0,7pp

Fell most

CountryRateChange
Estonia1,3% 0,7pp
Malta1,9% 0,2pp
Netherlands2,8% 0,2pp

Next release

Final figure for august 202617 septembrie 2026 (expected)

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Source: Eurostat (HICP), harmonised across all member states. Figures republished unmodified.