The European Statistical Service released its latest bulletin today, confirming an annual inflation rate of 2.2% for the eurozone in April. This figure remains stable from March and reflects a decrease compared to the 2.4% reported in April 2024.
Across the European Union, the annual inflation rate slowed to 2.4% in April, down from 2.5% in March and from 2.6% in the same month of the previous year.
Among EU member states, the lowest annual rates, as measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), were recorded in France (0.9%), Cyprus (1.4%), and Denmark (1.5%).
Conversely, the highest inflation rates were observed in Romania (4.9%), Estonia (4.4%), and Hungary (4.2%).
In Portugal, the inflation rate, measured by the HICP, stood at 2.1% in April, reflecting a decrease from 2.3% in the same month the previous year but an increase from 1.9% in March.
When compared to March 2025, annual inflation decreased in thirteen member states, remained stable in three, and increased in eleven others.
