Feb 22 (Reuters) – EU statistics office Eurostat released on Thursday the following harmonised data on January consumer prices in the 20-nation euro zone.
The table includes the core rate of inflation referred to by the European Central Bank, which excludes volatile energy and unprocessed food costs.
Euro area inflation rates in % for main components, measured by HICPs
Weights (%) Annual Rate Monthly rate 2024 Jan 23 Aug 23 Sept 23 Oct 23 Nov 23 Dec 23 Jan 24 Jan 24 All-items HICP 1000.0 8.6 5.2 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.9 2.8 -0.4 excluding energy 900.9 7.3 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.8 -0.5 excluding energy, unprocessed food 857.4 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 -0.6 excluding energy, food, alcohol & tobacco 706.2 5.3 5.3 4.5 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.3 -0.9 excluding energy, seasonal food 876.0 7.3 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 -0.6 excluding tobacco 979.1 8.8 5.2 4.3 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.7 -0.4 Food, alcohol & tobacco 194.7 14.1 9.7 8.8 7.4 6.9 6.1 5.6 0.9 excluding processed food, alcohol & tobacco 151.2 15.0 10.3 9.4 8.4 7.1 5.9 5.2 0.8 excluding unprocessed food 43.5 11.3 7.8 6.6 4.5 6.3 6.8 6.9 1.2 Energy 99.1 18.9 -3.3 -4.6 -11.2 -11.5 -6.7 -6.1 1.2 Non-energy industrial goods 257.3 6.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.5 2.0 -2.4 Services 448.8 4.4 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 -0.1
For Eurostat release, click on:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/main/news/euro-indicators
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