31-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Euro area1 annual inflation2 is expected to be 2.5% in October 2012, down from 2.6% in September3, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy (7.8% compared with 9.1% in September) is expected to have the highest annual rate in October, followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (3.2% compared with 2.9%), services (1.8% compared with 1.7%) and non-energy industrial goods (1.1% compared with 1.2%).
Euro area annual inflation and its components, %
Weight used in 2012 | Oct 2011 | May 2012 | Jun 2012 | Jul 2012 | Aug 2012 | Sep 2012 | Oct 2012 | |
All-items HICP | 1000.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6p | 2.5e |
Food, alcohol & tobacco | 190.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9p | 3.2e |
Energy | 109.9 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.1p | 7.8e |
Non-energy industrial goods | 284.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2p | 1.1e |
Services | 414.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7p | 1.8e |
e Eurostat estimate p provisional
Scheduled publication dates
Index for | Euro area flash estimates | News release on euro area, EU and Member States |
October 2012 | – | 15 November 2012 |
November 2012 | 30 November 2012 | 14 December 2012 |
December 2012 | 4 January 2013 | 16 January 2013 |
Issued by Eurostat Press OfficeTim ALLEN Tel: +352-4301-33 444 | For further information on data:Svetoslava PAVLOVA Tel: +352-4301-34 406 |
Eurostat News Releases on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Selected Principal European Economic Indicators: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/euroindicators
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