{
  "id": 8001252,
  "title": "Eurozone inflation rises by 3.2% in twelve months to August - Eurostat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/eurozone-inflation-rises-by-3-2-in-twelve-months-to-august-eurostat",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:37:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/eurozone-inflation-rises-by-32-in-twelve-months-to-august--eurostat-4905102"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eurozone consumer price growth increased by 3.2% over the past year, as of August, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency. The figure, slightly lower than the initial estimate of 3.3%, remains significantly higher than the European Central Bank's 2% target rate. On a month-to-month basis, the rate expanded by 0.4%.\n\nThe surge in Eurozone consumer prices is largely attributed to the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, which has caused supply shortages and subsequently increased natural gas prices. Earlier this week, the ECB raised interest rates for the second time this year, seeking to curb energy-related inflation. ECB officials emphasized at the time that prices are likely to stay well above the target for an extended period.\n\nThe future of Eurozone inflation remains uncertain, with both potential upside risks for inflation and considerable downside risks for economic growth. The ECB's staff have developed updated scenarios that reflect the wide range of possible outcomes for growth and inflation under different assumptions about the energy shock's intensity, duration, and secondary effects. The ECB has published these scenarios.\n\nWhen stripping out the volatile components such as fresh food and fuel, EU-harmonized inflation stands at 2.1% year-on-year and 0.2% on a monthly basis.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}