Euro Area Core Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

2.3

Units In

2.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 04, 2026

Time to Release

15 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5.7 Mar 2023	0.2 Sep 2020	1.67 %	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.

Latest Updates

The annual core inflation rate in the Euro Area, which excludes prices of food, energy, and tobacco, was at a four-month low of 2.3% in December 2025, matching the preliminary reading, down slightly from November's 2.4%. From the previous month, the core consumer price index rose by 0.3% in December, in line with the earlier estimate, after a 0.5% decrease in November. In the broader EU, core inflation also eased to a four-month low of 2.5%, from November's 2.6%.