Euro area annual inflation eased to 2.8 per cent in June 2026 from 3.2 per cent in May, while European Union inflation fell to 2.9 per cent from 3.3 per cent, according to the Eurostat.
Inflation fell in 22 Member States, was stable in three and rose in two; Sweden, Czechia and Denmark had the lowest rates, with Romania highest at 9.2 per cent.
In June 2026, the positive contributions to the annual euro area inflation rate came from services at 1.51 percentage points, energy at 0.77 percentage points, food, alcohol and tobacco at 0.29 percentage points and non-energy industrial goods at 0.18 percentage points, the Eurostat said in a press release.
Eurostat’s flash estimate for euro area inflation for June 2026, published on July 1, 2026, was 2.8 per cent.
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