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Eurostat confirmed that inflation in the euro zone rose by 1.5% on a monthly basis to give a 10.6% annual increase

This marked a revision from the 10.7% annual reading reported previously.

Euro zone inflation revised marginally lower to 10.6%

Euro zone inflation in October was marginally lower than previously reported in year-on-year terms but still at a record high because of surging energy prices, final data showed from the European Union's statistics office shows today.

Business • 17 Nov 22

Euro zone consumers now see inflation at 7.3% in the 12 months ahead, up from 6.9% they anticipated in August, today's ECB survye shows

Euro zone consumers see higher inflation ahead - ECB

Inflation expectations among euro zone consumers continued to rise in September, even as economic growth and income forecasts declined markedly, a new European Central Bank survey showed today.

Business • 09 Nov 22

Today's 'flash' inflation estimate is part of the EU wide monthly estimate of inflation which will be published in full on Monday

Inflation estimated to have hit 9.5% in October - CSO

The harmonised index of consumer prices for October was estimated to have risen to 9.5% in October, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 28 Oct 22

Eurostat said consumer prices in the euro zone rose 1.2% month-on-month for a 9.9% year-on-year surge, revising down its earlier estimate of a 10% year-on-year reading

Euro zone September inflation revised down slightly

Euro zone consumer inflation was marginally lower in September than estimated earlier, data showed today.

Business • 19 Oct 22

The ECB said that over recent months, supply and demand factors have played broadly similar roles in underlying inflation

Demand surge playing increasing role in inflation - ECB

Surging consumer demand across the euro zone is playing an increasing role in excessive inflation, a European Central Bank study showed today.

Business • 07 Oct 22

The euro is heading for a weekly gain as some calm returned to foreign exchange markets at the end of a wild week

Euro falls after inflation but heads for weekly gain

The euro dropped today after inflation in the euro zone hit a record high, but was heading for a weekly gain on hawkish signals from the European Central Bank as some calm returned to foreign exchange markets at the end of a wild week.

Business • 30 Sep 22

Euro zone inflation rate hit a new record of 9.1% in August, preliminary figures show today

Euro zone inflation rate hits new record high of 9.1%

Inflation across the euro area is estimated to have risen to a new historic high of 9.1% in August, according to the EU's statistical agency Eurostat.

Business • 31 Aug 22

Inflation in Ireland is estimated to have risen in June to 9.6%, new Eurostat figures show

Irish inflation estimated at 9.6% in June - Eurostat

Inflation across the euro area rose to 8.6% in June, according to an initial estimate by the EU's statistical agency Eurostat.

Business • 01 Jul 22

Price growth across the 19 countries sharing the euro rose to 8.1% in May from 7.4% in April, new figures confirmed today

Euro zone inflation confirmed at record high of 8.1%

Euro zone inflation rose to a record high 8.1% last month in line with a preliminary estimate, more than four times the European Central Bank's target.

Business • 17 Jun 22

Inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro accelerated to 8.1% in May from 7.4% in April

Irish inflation hits 8.2% in May, Eurostat estimates

New figures from Eurostat have forecast that Ireland's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices measure of inflation has risen to 8.2% in May from 7.3% in April - higher than the euro zone average.

Business • 31 May 22

Consumer inflation expectations, which reached an all-time high in March, continued to decline in May

Euro zone sentiment barely changed in May

Euro zone economic sentiment barely changed in May as slightly greater optimism in services and among consumers offset an ebbing of confidence in industry, data showed today.

Business • 30 May 22

Euro zone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, on the back of soaring fuel and food costs

Euro zone inflation at record high of 7.4% in April

Euro zone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, driven by soaring fuel and food costs, the EU's statistics agency said today, lowering its estimate from a preliminary 7.5%.

Business • 18 May 22

ECB's Lane say first rate hike is no big deal

The European Central Bank's first rate hike in over a decade is no big issue for the ECB and the question is rather how fast it should raise borrowing costs further after that, the bank's chief economist Philip Lane said today.

Business • 29 Apr 22

The latest flash reading from Eurostat indicates a euro zone inflation rate of 7.5% in April

Euro zone inflation rises to new high of 7.5% in April

Inflation across the euro area is forecast to have risen to 7.5% in April, according to the latest "flash" estimate from EU's statistical service Eurostat.

Business • 29 Apr 22

Euro zone inflation soared to 7.4% in March - well above the ECB's 2% target

Euro zone inflation close to peak - ECB vice-president

A surge in euro zone consumer prices, propelled even higher by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is "very close" to reaching its peak, European Central Bank vice-president Luis de Guindos said today.

Business • 28 Apr 22

An earlier estimate by Eurostat put March euro zone inflation at 2.5% in the month and 7.5% from a year ago

Euro zone March inflation revised slightly lower

Euro zone inflation in March was marginally lower than earlier reported, the EU's statistics office said today, but were still at record highs because of a surge in the cost of energy.

Business • 21 Apr 22

The latest euro zone inflation figures will make grim reading for the European Central Bank

Euro zone inflation hits record high of 7.5% in March

Euro zone inflation surged to 7.5% in March, hitting another record high with months still left before it is set to peak.

Business • 01 Apr 22

Euro zone households are picking up the bill for soaring energy costs in the wake of Russia's shock invasion of Ukraine

Euro zone inflation surge intensifies ECB dilemma

Inflation continued to surge across Europe's biggest economies this month, leaving households poorer as they picked up the bill for soaring energy costs in the wake of Russia's shock invasion of Ukraine.

Business • 31 Mar 22

The ECB should be ready to change course if the outlook deteriorates due to Russia's war in Ukraine, its chief economist Philip Lane said

ECB sees inflation stabilising around 2% target - Lane

Euro zone inflation is increasingly likely to stabilise around 2% but the European Central Bank should be ready to change course if the outlook deteriorates due to Russia's war in Ukraine, ECB chief economist Philip Lane said today.

Business • 31 Mar 22

S&P Global's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index slipped to 54.5 in March from 55.5 in February

March euro zone business growth stronger than expected

Euro zone business activity has been stronger than expected this month, a survey showed today, although prices also rose at a record pace, likely adding to pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates.

Business • 24 Mar 22

A 32% jump in energy costs drove euro zone inflation last month

Euro zone inflation soars to new high of 5.8%

Euro zone inflation soared to another record high last month, intensifying a policy dilemma for the European Central Bank, which must convey a sense of calm amid war-related market turmoil but also respond to mounting price pressures.

Business • 02 Mar 22

IHS Markit's Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index jumped to a five-month high of 55.8 in February from 52.3 in January

Euro zone economic recovery rebounds despite inflation

The euro zone economic recovery rebounded sharply this month as an easing of coronavirus restrictions gave a boost to the bloc's dominant service industry, a survey showed, but consumers faced prices rising at a record rate.

Business • 21 Feb 22

Professor Philip has again defended his long-held view that the current, record-high inflation rate in the euro zone was temporary

Inflation doesn't need policy tightening - ECB's Lane

Euro zone inflation will return to trend without significant policy tightening by the European Central Bank as pandemic-related bottlenecks in goods as well as labour are resolved, the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane said today.

Business • 10 Feb 22

The new Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel

ECB could raise rates in 2022, Bundesbank chief says

The European Central Bank could raise interest rates this year as high inflation is proving more persistent than once thought, new Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel told German newspaper Die Zeit today.

Business • 09 Feb 22

Today's figures show the highest annual increase was seen in Ireland with industrial producer prices soaring by over 99%

Euro zone industrial producer prices race 26% higher

Industrial producer prices in December rose across both the EU and the euro area at an annual rate of 26.2%, new figures show today.

Business • 03 Feb 22

Euro Zone Inflation