The euro area annual inflation rate was 3.8 % in September 2026 , up from 3.2% in August . A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 %. European Union annual inflation was 3.8 % in September 2026 , up from 3.2% in August . A year earlier, the rate was 2.6 %. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union . The lowest annual rates were registered in Sweden (1.0%), Hungary and Denmark (both 2.1%) . The highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (6.5%), Lithuania (6.1%) and Bulgaria (5.6%) . Compared with August 2026 , annual inflation fell in one Member State, remained stable in three and rose in twenty-three . In September 2026 , energy (+1.71 percentage points, pp), services (+1.
We show the main point publicly. Create a free account to continue reading the full article, save it, discuss it, and connect it with market and OSINT context.