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Euro Area Core Inflation Rate
Last Release
Mar 31, 2025
Actual
2.4
Units In
%
Previous
2.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
May 02, 2025
Time to Release
15 Days 12 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
5.7 Mar 2023 | 0.2 Sep 2020 | 1.65 % | 1997-2025 | Eurostat |
In Euro Area, the core inflation rate is calculated using the weighted average of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Price (HICP) aggregates, excluding energy, food, alcohol & tobacco that face volatile price movements.
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The annual core inflation rate in the Euro Area, which excludes prices for energy, food, alcohol and tobacco was at 2.4% in March of 2025, in line with the preliminary estimate and lower than the initial market expectations of 2.5%. It was the lowest rate since October of 2021, adding room for the European Central Bank to loosen monetary policy and attend to growth concerns. From the previous month, core consumer prices rose by 1%.
Euro Area Core Inflation Rate History
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