Euro area inflation rate
Euro area inflation summary for March 2026
Updated: April 16, 2026
Next update: May 20, 2026
Current Euro area inflation rate
March 2026
2.55%
The Consumer Price Index for Euro area is 101.99 for the month of March 2026. The inflation rate year over year is 2.55% (compared to 1.89% for the previous month). Inflation from February 2026 to March 2026 was 1.27%.
Previous Euro area Inflation Rate
February 2026
1.89%
Month-to-Month Euro area Inflation Rate
February 2026 to March 2026
1.27%
Recent inflation rates for Euro area
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.68% | 1.89% | 2.55% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2.52% | 2.32% | 2.18% | 2.17% | 1.90% | 1.98% | 2.03% | 2.04% | 2.23% | 2.10% | 2.14% | 1.97% | 2.13% |
| 2024 | 2.77% | 2.58% | 2.43% | 2.37% | 2.56% | 2.51% | 2.59% | 2.17% | 1.75% | 2.01% | 2.25% | 2.43% | 2.37% |
| 2023 | 8.64% | 8.50% | 6.88% | 6.95% | 6.10% | 5.52% | 5.31% | 5.24% | 4.33% | 2.90% | 2.40% | 2.93% | 5.42% |
| 2022 | 5.11% | 5.88% | 7.45% | 7.45% | 8.05% | 8.64% | 8.85% | 9.13% | 9.93% | 10.61% | 10.05% | 9.20% | 8.38% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the Euro area Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.