NewsEuro area inflation rose to 3.8% in September
Eurostat’s flash estimate put annual euro area inflation at 3.8% in September, up from 3.2% in August.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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IllustrationEnergy had the highest annual rate among components, at 18.8%, compared with 14.3% in August. The rate was 3.2% for services and 1.4% for food, alcohol and tobacco.
This is a monthly flash estimate; Eurostat scheduled the full September HICP data for 16 October. The overall monthly price change was estimated at 0.6%. The annual rate compares the month with the same month a year earlier.
Data
Euro area HICP flash estimate, September 2026
Eurostat’s flash estimate of harmonised consumer prices in the euro area for September 2026.
- HICP annual inflation, euro area
- 3.8 percent
- 2026-09 · Estimate
- HICP annual inflation, euro area
- 3.2 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Energy inflation, annual
- 18.8 percent
- 2026-09 · Estimate
- All-items price index, monthly change
- 0.6 percent
- 2026-09 · Estimate
Methodology
Eurostat HICP flash estimate, EA21. September 2026 estimates are preliminary; annual change compares with the same month a year earlier and monthly change with the previous month.
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