Year-on-year inflation in the eurozone fell to 2.5%

Overview

eurozone Annual inflation is expected to be 2.5% in June 2024, down from 2.6% in May, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Looking at the main components of inflation in the euro area, services are expected to have the highest annual rate in June (4.1%, stable compared to May), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (2.5% compared to 2.6% in May). non-energy manufactured goods (0.7%, flat compared to May) and energy (0.2% compared to 0.3% in May).

Tables

Annual inflation in the euro area and its components (%)

Weights (‰)

Annual rate

Monthly rate

2024

June 23rd

January 24th

February 24th

March 24th

24th April

May 24th

June 24th

June 24th

All HICP items

1000.0

5.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5e

0.2e

All items except:

energy

900.9

6.9

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8e

0.3e

energy, unprocessed food

857.4

6.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.8e

0.4e

energy, food, alcohol and tobacco

706.2

5.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9e

0.3e

Food, alcohol and tobacco

194.7

11.6

5.6

3.9

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5e

0.2e

processed foods, alcohol and tobacco

151.2

12.4

5.2

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8e

0.4e

unprocessed foods

43.5

9.0

6.9

2.1

-0.5

1.2

1.8

1.4e

-0.4e

Energy

99.1

-5.6

-6.1

-3.7

-1.8

-0.6

0.3

0.2e

-0.8e

Non-energy industrial goods

257.3

5.5

2.0

1.6

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.7e

-0.1e

Services

448.8

5.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.1

4.1e

0.6e

Inflation rates (%) measured by the HICP

Annual rate

Monthly rate

June 23rd

January 24th

February 24th

March 24th

24th April

May 24th

June 24th

June 24th

Belgium

1.6

1.5

3.6

3.8

4.9

4.9

5.5e

0.5e

Germany

6.8

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.8

2.5e

0.2e

Estonia

9.0

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.1

3.1

2.8e

0.5e

Ireland

4.8

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.5e

0.3e

Greece

2.8

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.4e

1.0e

Spain

1.6

3.5

2.9

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.5e

0.3e

France

5.3

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5e

0.1e

Croatia

8.3

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.3

3.4e

0.8e

Italy

6.7

0.9

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.8

0.9e

0.2e

Cyprus

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

2.1

3.0

3.1e

0.4e

Latvia

8.1

1.1

0.6

1.0

1.1

0.0

1.4e

0.0e

Lithuania

8.2

1.1

1.1

0.4

0.4

0.9

1.0e

0.0e

Luxembourg

1.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.8e

0.0e

Malta

6.2

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1e

1.3e

Holland

6.4

3.1

2.7

3.1

2.6

2.7

3.4e

0.2e

Austria

7.8

4.3

4.0

4.1

3.4

3.3

3.2e

0.1e

Portugal

4.7

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.3

3.8

3.1e

-0.3e

Slovenia

6.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.5

1.6e

0.0e

Slovakia

11.3

4.4

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.4e

0.0e

Finland

4.1

1.1

1.1

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.6e

0.0e

Notes for users

Revision and schedule

A flash estimate of inflation in the euro area is issued at the end of each reference month.

The full set of harmonized indices of consumer prices (HICP) for the euro area, the EU and the Member States is published around the middle of the month following the reference month.

The next release with full dates for June 2024 is scheduled for July 17, 2024.

Methods and definitions

Annual inflation is the change in the price level of consumer goods and services between the current month and the same month of the previous year. Monthly inflation is the change in the price level between the current and the previous month.

Geographic information

The eurozone consists of Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

Eurozone data refer to the composition of countries at a specific point in time. Changes in the composition of the euro area are included using a chain index formula.

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