October 2, 2026
Annual inflation in the euro area up to 3,8%
Overview
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3,8% in September 2026, up from 3,2% in August, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation , energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in September (18,8%, compared to 14,3% in August), followed by services (3,2%, compared to 3,0% in August), food, alcohol and tobacco (1,4%, compared to 1,1% in August) and non-energy industrial goods (1,1%, compared to 1,2% in August).
Euro area annual inflation and its components (%)
Weights (‰) | Annual fee | Monthly fee | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | September 25th | 26th April | 26st May | 26nd June | 26th July | August 26th | September 26th | September 26th | |
All IPCA articles | 1000.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3,8e | 0,6e |
All items excluded: Energy | 909,7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3e | 0,2e |
energy, unprocessed food | 858,3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2e | 0,2e |
energy, food, alcohol and tobacco | 720,4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2,6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2,5e | 0,2e |
Food, alcohol and tobacco | 189,4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4e | 0,2e |
processed foods, alcohol, and tobacco | 137,9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0,5 | 0,4 and | -0,2e |
unprocessed food | 51,4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.0e | 1.3e |
Energy | 90,3 | -0,4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 18.8e | 3.9e |
Non-energy industrial goods | 252.2 | 0.7 | 0,8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1e | 2.1e |
Services | 468,2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2e | -0,7e |
Annual fee | Monthly fee | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 25th | 26th April | 26st May | 26nd June | 26th July | August 26th | September 26th | September 26th | |
Belgium | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6e | 0,1e |
Bulgaria | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5,0 | 5.6e | -0.1e |
Germany | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3e | 0,6e |
Estonia | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0e | 0.5e |
Ireland | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3,8e | 0,2e |
Greece | 1.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.1e | 1,8e |
Spain | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.0e | 0,6e |
France | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2,6 | 3.4e | -0,4e |
Croatia | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3e | 0.0e |
Italy | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.1e | 2.0e |
Cyprus | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2e | -0,4e |
Latvia | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2,9e | 0,1e |
Lithuania | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.1e | 0.9e |
Luxembourg | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.2e | 1.0e |
Malta | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4e | -0.9e |
Netherlands | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0e | -0.1e |
Austria | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3,5e | 0,6e |
Portugal | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6e | 1.0e |
Slovenia | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
Slovakia | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1e | 0,2e |
Finland | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2,6e | 0,6e |
