HICP Inflation rate - Total - Annual rate of change, Euro area, Monthly
Last updated:
2 June 2026 11:13 CEST
Series key:
HICP.M.U2.N.000000.4D0.ANR
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The timeline shows the inflation rate measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in Euro area (Member States and Institutions of the Euro Area) changing composition from December 1996 to May 2026. In May 2026, the HICP inflation rate in the euro area increased to 3.2% in May 2026 compared to 3.0% in April 2026.
Consumer price inflation is general increase in the overall price level of goods and services typically bought by private households over a given period of time. In the euro area, it is measured as changes in the HICP expressed as the percentage change compared with the same period one year earlier.