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May 20, 2021EU AND EURO AREA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, APRIL 2021 Year-over-year (Apr 2021 vs Apr 2020)
The inflation rate moved up to 2.0% in the European Union and moved up to 1.6% in the Euro Area in April 2021.
Among member states, the fastest inflation was reported in Hungary, Poland and Luxembourg while the lowest inflation was reported in Malta, Portugal and Greece. Annual inflation increased in 25 member states and declined in 2 member states.
Food price inflation moved down to 0.0% in the European Union and moved down to -0.1% in the Euro Area.
Energy inflation moved up to 10.5% in the European Union and moved up to 10.4% in the Euro Area.
Excluding the impacts of volatile energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, inflation moved down to 1.2% in the European Union and moved down to 0.7% in the Euro Area.
REFERENCE
European Commission. Legal Notice HICP (2015 = 100) - monthly data (index)
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