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HICP inflation (annual rate) in European Union (27)

HICP inflation (annual rate) in the European Union (27) was 3.2% in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.8 pts from August 2025.

August 20263.2%
Change on August 2025+0.8 pts
Series high11.5October 2022
Series low-0.6January 2015

HICP inflation (annual rate) in European Union (27), December 2000 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

-2.502.557.51012.52000-122004-092008-062012-032015-122019-092023-062026-082000-12: 4 %2001-01: 3.5 %2001-02: 3.5 %2001-03: 3.6 %2001-04: 4 %2001-05: 4.4 %2001-06: 4.1 %2001-07: 3.7 %2001-08: 3.5 %2001-09: 3.3 %2001-10: 3.2 %2001-11: 3 %2001-12: 3 %2002-01: 3.4 %2002-02: 3.3 %2002-03: 3.2 %2002-04: 3 %2002-05: 2.6 %2002-06: 2.4 %2002-07: 2.5 %2002-08: 2.5 %2002-09: 2.5 %2002-10: 2.6 %2002-11: 2.5 %2002-12: 2.5 %2003-01: 2.3 %2003-02: 2.5 %2003-03: 2.5 %2003-04: 2.2 %2003-05: 2 %2003-06: 2.2 %2003-07: 2.1 %2003-08: 2.2 %2003-09: 2.3 %2003-10: 2.3 %2003-11: 2.4 %2003-12: 2.2 %2004-01: 2.1 %2004-02: 2 %2004-03: 2 %2004-04: 2.3 %2004-05: 2.8 %2004-06: 2.7 %2004-07: 2.7 %2004-08: 2.7 %2004-09: 2.5 %2004-10: 2.7 %2004-11: 2.5 %2004-12: 2.6 %2005-01: 2.1 %2005-02: 2.3 %2005-03: 2.3 %2005-04: 2.3 %2005-05: 2.1 %2005-06: 2.2 %2005-07: 2.3 %2005-08: 2.3 %2005-09: 2.7 %2005-10: 2.6 %2005-11: 2.4 %2005-12: 2.4 %2006-01: 2.5 %2006-02: 2.5 %2006-03: 2.3 %2006-04: 2.5 %2006-05: 2.6 %2006-06: 2.6 %2006-07: 2.5 %2006-08: 2.4 %2006-09: 2 %2006-10: 1.7 %2006-11: 2 %2006-12: 2.1 %2007-01: 2 %2007-02: 2 %2007-03: 2.1 %2007-04: 2.1 %2007-05: 2.1 %2007-06: 2.1 %2007-07: 2 %2007-08: 2 %2007-09: 2.4 %2007-10: 2.9 %2007-11: 3.4 %2007-12: 3.4 %2008-01: 3.7 %2008-02: 3.7 %2008-03: 4 %2008-04: 3.7 %2008-05: 4.1 %2008-06: 4.4 %2008-07: 4.5 %2008-08: 4.2 %2008-09: 4 %2008-10: 3.6 %2008-11: 2.5 %2008-12: 2 %2009-01: 1.6 %2009-02: 1.6 %2009-03: 1.1 %2009-04: 1.1 %2009-05: 0.6 %2009-06: 0.4 %2009-07: 0 %2009-08: 0.4 %2009-09: 0.2 %2009-10: 0.3 %2009-11: 0.9 %2009-12: 1.3 %2010-01: 1.3 %2010-02: 1.2 %2010-03: 1.8 %2010-04: 1.8 %2010-05: 1.8 %2010-06: 1.6 %2010-07: 1.9 %2010-08: 1.8 %2010-09: 2.1 %2010-10: 2.2 %2010-11: 2.2 %2010-12: 2.5 %2011-01: 2.5 %2011-02: 2.6 %2011-03: 2.9 %2011-04: 3 %2011-05: 3 %2011-06: 2.9 %2011-07: 2.7 %2011-08: 2.7 %2011-09: 3 %2011-10: 3.1 %2011-11: 3.1 %2011-12: 2.8 %2012-01: 2.8 %2012-02: 2.8 %2012-03: 2.8 %2012-04: 2.7 %2012-05: 2.5 %2012-06: 2.5 %2012-07: 2.5 %2012-08: 2.7 %2012-09: 2.8 %2012-10: 2.7 %2012-11: 2.3 %2012-12: 2.3 %2013-01: 2 %2013-02: 1.9 %2013-03: 1.7 %2013-04: 1.2 %2013-05: 1.4 %2013-06: 1.5 %2013-07: 1.6 %2013-08: 1.3 %2013-09: 1 %2013-10: 0.7 %2013-11: 0.8 %2013-12: 0.8 %2014-01: 0.7 %2014-02: 0.7 %2014-03: 0.4 %2014-04: 0.6 %2014-05: 0.5 %2014-06: 0.5 %2014-07: 0.4 %2014-08: 0.3 %2014-09: 0.3 %2014-10: 0.3 %2014-11: 0.3 %2014-12: -0.2 %2015-01: -0.6 %2015-02: -0.3 %2015-03: -0.1 %2015-04: 0.1 %2015-05: 0.5 %2015-06: 0.4 %2015-07: 0.4 %2015-08: 0.3 %2015-09: 0.1 %2015-10: 0.3 %2015-11: 0.1 %2015-12: 0.2 %2016-01: 0.3 %2016-02: -0.2 %2016-03: -0.1 %2016-04: -0.3 %2016-05: -0.2 %2016-06: 0 %2016-07: 0.1 %2016-08: 0.2 %2016-09: 0.3 %2016-10: 0.5 %2016-11: 0.6 %2016-12: 1.1 %2017-01: 1.7 %2017-02: 1.9 %2017-03: 1.5 %2017-04: 1.8 %2017-05: 1.4 %2017-06: 1.3 %2017-07: 1.4 %2017-08: 1.6 %2017-09: 1.6 %2017-10: 1.5 %2017-11: 1.6 %2017-12: 1.4 %2018-01: 1.4 %2018-02: 1.2 %2018-03: 1.4 %2018-04: 1.3 %2018-05: 2 %2018-06: 2 %2018-07: 2.2 %2018-08: 2.1 %2018-09: 2.1 %2018-10: 2.3 %2018-11: 1.9 %2018-12: 1.6 %2019-01: 1.4 %2019-02: 1.6 %2019-03: 1.6 %2019-04: 1.9 %2019-05: 1.5 %2019-06: 1.5 %2019-07: 1.3 %2019-08: 1.3 %2019-09: 1.1 %2019-10: 1 %2019-11: 1.3 %2019-12: 1.6 %2020-01: 1.7 %2020-02: 1.6 %2020-03: 1.1 %2020-04: 0.6 %2020-05: 0.5 %2020-06: 0.7 %2020-07: 0.8 %2020-08: 0.4 %2020-09: 0.2 %2020-10: 0.2 %2020-11: 0.2 %2020-12: 0.2 %2021-01: 1.2 %2021-02: 1.3 %2021-03: 1.7 %2021-04: 2 %2021-05: 2.3 %2021-06: 2.2 %2021-07: 2.5 %2021-08: 3.2 %2021-09: 3.6 %2021-10: 4.4 %2021-11: 5.2 %2021-12: 5.3 %2022-01: 5.6 %2022-02: 6.2 %2022-03: 7.8 %2022-04: 8.1 %2022-05: 8.8 %2022-06: 9.6 %2022-07: 9.8 %2022-08: 10.1 %2022-09: 10.9 %2022-10: 11.5 %2022-11: 11.1 %2022-12: 10.4 %2023-01: 10 %2023-02: 9.9 %2023-03: 8.3 %2023-04: 8.1 %2023-05: 7.1 %2023-06: 6.4 %2023-07: 6.1 %2023-08: 5.9 %2023-09: 4.9 %2023-10: 3.6 %2023-11: 3.1 %2023-12: 3.4 %2024-01: 3.1 %2024-02: 2.8 %2024-03: 2.6 %2024-04: 2.6 %2024-05: 2.7 %2024-06: 2.6 %2024-07: 2.8 %2024-08: 2.4 %2024-09: 2.1 %2024-10: 2.3 %2024-11: 2.5 %2024-12: 2.7 %2025-01: 2.8 %2025-02: 2.7 %2025-03: 2.5 %2025-04: 2.4 %2025-05: 2.2 %2025-06: 2.3 %2025-07: 2.4 %2025-08: 2.4 %2025-09: 2.6 %2025-10: 2.5 %2025-11: 2.4 %2025-12: 2.3 %2026-01: 2 %2026-02: 2.1 %2026-03: 2.8 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.3 %2026-06: 2.9 %2026-07: 3 %2026-08: 3.2 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-02.
All 309 values
Period%
2026-083.2
2026-073
2026-062.9
2026-053.3
2026-043.2
2026-032.8
2026-022.1
2026-012
2025-122.3
2025-112.4
2025-102.5
2025-092.6
2025-082.4
2025-072.4
2025-062.3
2025-052.2
2025-042.4
2025-032.5
2025-022.7
2025-012.8
2024-122.7
2024-112.5
2024-102.3
2024-092.1
2024-082.4
2024-072.8
2024-062.6
2024-052.7
2024-042.6
2024-032.6
2024-022.8
2024-013.1
2023-123.4
2023-113.1
2023-103.6
2023-094.9
2023-085.9
2023-076.1
2023-066.4
2023-057.1
2023-048.1
2023-038.3
2023-029.9
2023-0110
2022-1210.4
2022-1111.1
2022-1011.5
2022-0910.9
2022-0810.1
2022-079.8
2022-069.6
2022-058.8
2022-048.1
2022-037.8
2022-026.2
2022-015.6
2021-125.3
2021-115.2
2021-104.4
2021-093.6
2021-083.2
2021-072.5
2021-062.2
2021-052.3
2021-042
2021-031.7
2021-021.3
2021-011.2
2020-120.2
2020-110.2
2020-100.2
2020-090.2
2020-080.4
2020-070.8
2020-060.7
2020-050.5
2020-040.6
2020-031.1
2020-021.6
2020-011.7
2019-121.6
2019-111.3
2019-101
2019-091.1
2019-081.3
2019-071.3
2019-061.5
2019-051.5
2019-041.9
2019-031.6
2019-021.6
2019-011.4
2018-121.6
2018-111.9
2018-102.3
2018-092.1
2018-082.1
2018-072.2
2018-062
2018-052
2018-041.3
2018-031.4
2018-021.2
2018-011.4
2017-121.4
2017-111.6
2017-101.5
2017-091.6
2017-081.6
2017-071.4
2017-061.3
2017-051.4
2017-041.8
2017-031.5
2017-021.9
2017-011.7
2016-121.1
2016-110.6
2016-100.5
2016-090.3
2016-080.2
2016-070.1
2016-060
2016-05-0.2
2016-04-0.3
2016-03-0.1
2016-02-0.2
2016-010.3
2015-120.2
2015-110.1
2015-100.3
2015-090.1
2015-080.3
2015-070.4
2015-060.4
2015-050.5
2015-040.1
2015-03-0.1
2015-02-0.3
2015-01-0.6
2014-12-0.2
2014-110.3
2014-100.3
2014-090.3
2014-080.3
2014-070.4
2014-060.5
2014-050.5
2014-040.6
2014-030.4
2014-020.7
2014-010.7
2013-120.8
2013-110.8
2013-100.7
2013-091
2013-081.3
2013-071.6
2013-061.5
2013-051.4
2013-041.2
2013-031.7
2013-021.9
2013-012
2012-122.3
2012-112.3
2012-102.7
2012-092.8
2012-082.7
2012-072.5
2012-062.5
2012-052.5
2012-042.7
2012-032.8
2012-022.8
2012-012.8
2011-122.8
2011-113.1
2011-103.1
2011-093
2011-082.7
2011-072.7
2011-062.9
2011-053
2011-043
2011-032.9
2011-022.6
2011-012.5
2010-122.5
2010-112.2
2010-102.2
2010-092.1
2010-081.8
2010-071.9
2010-061.6
2010-051.8
2010-041.8
2010-031.8
2010-021.2
2010-011.3
2009-121.3
2009-110.9
2009-100.3
2009-090.2
2009-080.4
2009-070
2009-060.4
2009-050.6
2009-041.1
2009-031.1
2009-021.6
2009-011.6
2008-122
2008-112.5
2008-103.6
2008-094
2008-084.2
2008-074.5
2008-064.4
2008-054.1
2008-043.7
2008-034
2008-023.7
2008-013.7
2007-123.4
2007-113.4
2007-102.9
2007-092.4
2007-082
2007-072
2007-062.1
2007-052.1
2007-042.1
2007-032.1
2007-022
2007-012
2006-122.1
2006-112
2006-101.7
2006-092
2006-082.4
2006-072.5
2006-062.6
2006-052.6
2006-042.5
2006-032.3
2006-022.5
2006-012.5
2005-122.4
2005-112.4
2005-102.6
2005-092.7
2005-082.3
2005-072.3
2005-062.2
2005-052.1
2005-042.3
2005-032.3
2005-022.3
2005-012.1
2004-122.6
2004-112.5
2004-102.7
2004-092.5
2004-082.7
2004-072.7
2004-062.7
2004-052.8
2004-042.3
2004-032
2004-022
2004-012.1
2003-122.2
2003-112.4
2003-102.3
2003-092.3
2003-082.2
2003-072.1
2003-062.2
2003-052
2003-042.2
2003-032.5
2003-022.5
2003-012.3
2002-122.5
2002-112.5
2002-102.6
2002-092.5
2002-082.5
2002-072.5
2002-062.4
2002-052.6
2002-043
2002-033.2
2002-023.3
2002-013.4
2001-123
2001-113
2001-103.2
2001-093.3
2001-083.5
2001-073.7
2001-064.1
2001-054.4
2001-044
2001-033.6
2001-023.5
2001-013.5
2000-124

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Definition

Harmonised index of consumer prices, all items, annual rate of change. Comparable across EU countries.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the HICP inflation rate in European Union (27)?

HICP inflation (annual rate) in the European Union (27) was 3.2% in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.8 pts from August 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest HICP inflation rate in European Union (27)?

11.5% in October 2022, the highest value since December 2000 in this series.

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