Euro area · HICP flash estimate · NSA
Euro area core inflation (HICP flash): 2.5% in Oct 2026, unchanged from 2.5% in Sep 2026.
In line with expectations (~2.5% expected). Reported by investinglive.com, euronews.com.
Next release: 1 Dec 2026.
Eurostat's first estimate of euro area inflation excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, against a year earlier. It comes out around the end of the month it covers, about two weeks before the final figure, and the two rarely differ by more than 0.1 point.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.5% | 2.5% | +0.1 |
| Aug 2026 | — | 2.4% | −0.1 |
| Jul 2026 | — | 2.5% | +0.1 |
| Jun 2026 | — | 2.4% | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | — | 2.5% | +0.3 |
| Apr 2026 | — | 2.2% | −0.1 |
| Mar 2026 | — | 2.3% | −0.1 |
| Feb 2026 | — | 2.4% | +0.2 |
| Jan 2026 | — | 2.2% | −0.1 |
| Dec 2025 | — | 2.3% | −0.1 |
| Nov 2025 | — | 2.4% | 0 |
Source: Eurostat