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Year-over-year (August 2026 vs August 2025)

The inflation rate accelerated to 3.2% in the European Union and Euro Area in August 2026.

The fastest inflation was reported in Romania, while the slowest inflation rate was in Sweden.                                                                 

Note that from 1 January 2026, the Euro Area also includes Bulgaria.

Energy price inflation was 13.0% in the European Union and 14.3% in the Euro Area in August 2026.

Food price inflation was 0.3% in the European Union and 0.8% in the Euro Area in August 2026.

Excluding the impacts of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, year-over-year inflation was 2.6% in the European Union and 2.4% in the Euro Area in August 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