March 18, 2026EU AND EURO AREA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FEBRUARY 2026 Year-over-year (February 2026 vs February 2025)
The inflation rate accelerated to 2.1% in the European Union and to 1.9% in the Euro Area in February 2026.
The fastest inflation was reported in Romania, while the slowest inflation rates were in Denmark and Cyprus.
Note that from 1 January 2026, the Euro Area also includes Bulgaria.
Energy price inflation was -2.2% in the European Union and -3.1% in the Euro Area in February 2026.
Food price inflation was 2.4% for the European Union and 2.1% in the Euro Area in February 2026.
Excluding the impacts of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices year-over-year inflation was 2.5% in the European Union and 2.4% in the Euro Area in February 2026.
Note: annual data shown for the 27 countries that currently make up the European Union and for the 21 countries that currently use the Euro as their currency.
Source: Eurostat; Eurostat Data