Greece Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

2.9

Units In

3.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 09, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
33.7 Jan 1974	-2.9 Nov 2013	7.78 %	1960-2025	National Statistical Service of Greece

In Greece, the most important categories in the consumer price index are: food and non-alcoholic beverages (17 percent of total weight); transport (13 percent); housing (12 percent) and hotels, cafés and restaurants (11 percent). The index also includes: clothing and footwear (9 percent); health (7 percent); furnishing and household equipment (7 percent); recreation and culture (5 percent); communication (5 percent). Education, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and other goods and services account for the remaining 14 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Greece slowed to 2.9% in August 2025, from a more than one-year high of 3.1% in July. Price growth eased across several groups, including food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.2% vs 2.8% in July), clothing and footwear (7.7% vs 8.4%), housing (3.7% vs 6.6%), communication (1.7% vs 2.1%), health (0.6% vs 2%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.2% vs 1.8%). Conversely, transport costs rebounded (1.6% vs -1.1%), while prices for recreation and culture increased (1.2% vs 0.8%). At the same time, prices for hotels, cafés, and restaurants (6.2%) and education (2.6%) held steady. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1%, after a 0.4% drop in the previous month.