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Euro zone inflation picked up to 7% in April from 6.9% a month earlier, Eurostat said today

Euro zone inflation picks up, core unexpectedly slows

Euro zone inflation accelerated last month but underlying price growth eased unexpectedly, adding to arguments for a smaller interest rate hike at the European Central Bank's regular policy meeting on Thursday.

Business • 02 May 23

Consumer inflation in the euro zone eased to 6.9% from 8.5%, but core inflation continued to rise last month

Core euro zone inflation edges up in March

Euro zone inflation eased last month but underlying readings remained stubbornly high, Eurostat said today, confirming preliminary data that raised worries at the European Central Bank about the persistence of price pressures.

Business • 19 Apr 23

The euro zone annual inflation rate slowed to 6.9% in March from 9.5% the previous month

Euro zone inflation falls more than expected to 6.9%

Inflation across the euro area is estimated to have moderated to 6.9% in March from 8.5% in February, according to an initial "flash" estimate from Eurostat.

Business • 31 Mar 23

The euro was 0.5% lower against the dollar at $1.0618 today

Euro falls against the dollar after inflation data

The euro fell against the dollar today after data showed inflation in the euro zone was not as high as investors had feared based on national readings in recent days.

Business • 02 Mar 23

For the first time since the onset of the energy crisis, the annual rate of food inflation has overtaken energy inflation in the euro zone

Euro zone inflation falls less than expected

The annual rate of inflation across the euro area slowed marginally to 8.5% in February from 8.6% in January, according to an initial estimate from Eurostat.

Business • 02 Mar 23

Euro zone inflation eased to 8.6% in January from 9.2% in December, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation eases to 8.6% in January from 9.2%

Inflation in the euro area fell back to an annual rate of 8.6% in January from 9.2% in December, according to new figures from Eurostat.

Business • 23 Feb 23

Euro zone inflation dropped to 8.5% last month from 9.2% in December

Euro zone inflation drops to 8.5% in January

Inflation in the euro area fell to an annual rate of 8.5% in January from 9.2% in December, according to an initial estimate from Eurostat.

Business • 01 Feb 23

Prices in the 20 countries sharing the euro fell 0.4% month-on-month in December for a 9.2% year-on-year rise

Euro zone inflation eases to 9.2% as expected

Euro zone consumer inflation decelerated as expected in December, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat confirmed today, thanks to a continued fall in energy prices that had earlier lifted it to record highs.

Business • 18 Jan 23

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.