EA Inflation Expected To Fall To 0.5%

Euro area inflation (MUICP) is expected to fall to 0.5% in May 2014 from 0.7% in April according to the latest flash estimate from Eurostat. The services sector is expected to have the highest rate in May with 1.1%, followed by food, alcohol and tobacco with 0.1%, non-energy industrial goods and energy bot with 0.0%.

Euro Inflation Down 0.1%

Annual inflation in Europe in March, measured by HICPs, fell by 0.1% in both zones to 1.7% in the euro area and 1.9% in the EU27 from 1.8% and 2% respectively in February. Euro area monthly inflation (MUICP) was 1.2% in March and in the EU27 inflation for March was 0.9%.

Greece had the lowest annual inflation rate in March at -0.2%. Latvia reported -0.3%. The highest annual rate of inflation was in Romania with 4.4%. The UK reported no figures. Electricity (0.17%) and package holidays (0.12%) had the biggest impact in inflation while the biggest downward effects came from transport (-0.23%) and telecommunications (-0.22%).

MUICP Estimate 2%

HICP inflation in the euro area is expected to be 2% in January 2013, down from 2.2% in Decmber 2012, according to a statistical estimate from Eurostat.

Energy is expected to have the highest rate at 3.9% compared with 5.2% in December, food, alcohol and tobacco follow with 3.2% the same as December, services are almost unchanged at 1.7% compared with 1.8% and non-energy industrial goods at 0.8% compared with 1% in December 2012.

MUICP Estimated At 2.4%

The annual inflation rate for the euro area for May 2012 is expected to be 2.4% from 2.6% in April according to Eurostat.

MUICP Estimated At 2.8% In December 2011

The rate of inflation for the euro area for December 2011 was estimated to be 2.8% according to Eurostat's flash estimated published recently. In November it was 3%.

MUICP Of 3% Expected In September

Euro area inflation, measured by the Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices, is expected to be 3% in September 2011 according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the Eurpean Union's statistical office.

An Increase In European Inflation In July

Euro area inflation (MUICP) was 1.7% in July 2010 comapred with 1.4% in June and EU annual inflation (EICP) was 2.1% compared with 1.9% in June. The lowest rates were in Ireland (-1.2%), Latvia (-0.7%) and Slovakia (1%) and the highest were in Romania (7.1%), Greece (5.5%) and Hungary (3.6%).

MUICP Is 1.5% For April 2010

Euro area inflation is expected to be 1.5% in April from 1.4% in March according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Euro inflation is measured by the Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices (MUICP).