Eurostat confirms euro area inflation accelerated to 3.8%

Annual euro area inflation reached 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August, according to final Eurostat figures published on October 16. The result matched the preliminary estimate.

Energy inflation accelerated from 14.3% in August. It was the fastest-rising major goods and services category in the September report.

Services prices increased 3.2% year on year after 3% in August. Food, alcohol and tobacco inflation rose from 1.1% to 1.3%.

Non-energy industrial goods prices increased 1.1%, down from 1.2% in August. Inflation excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco was 2.5%, compared with 2.4% a month earlier.

Overall consumer prices rose 0.6% from August to September, following a monthly increase of 0.4% in August.