Eurozone inflation jumps to highest level in three years
Eurozone consumer prices rose 3.8% in September from a year earlier, the highest rate in three years. The reading was up from 3.2% in August and came in above the 3.6% market forecast and the European Central Bank’s 2% target.
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Eurozone households and businesses see a higher inflation reading in September than in August, and that is the figure that will be noticed immediately in the region. The September rate is 3.8%, which is the highest level in three years and sits above the European Central Bank’s 2% target.
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What Inflation (US CPI) has done before
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 336.298 (+2.17) rise | Sep 2026 |
| 3 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 334.131 (+1.32) rise | Aug 2026 |
| 4 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.813 (+0.25) rise | Jul 2026 |
| 5 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.568 (-1.41) fall | Jun 2026 |
| 6 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 333.979 (+1.57) rise | May 2026 |
FRED series, with the value of each release and its change.