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Euro Area Inflation Ticks Up to 2.9% in July as Energy Prices Surge
- ▸Euro area annual inflation rose to an estimated 2.9% in July 2026, up from 2.8% in June, according to Eurostat's flash estimate released July 31, 2026.
- ▸Energy prices drove the increase, with the energy component's annual rate jumping to 10.0% from 8.5% in June, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation eased to 1.2% from 1.5%.
- ▸Services inflation, the component the ECB watches most closely for underlying price pressure, edged up to 3.3% from 3.2%, keeping headline inflation further above the ECB's 2% target.
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Eurostat (European Commission)Euro area annual inflation up to 2.9% – Flash estimate, July 20262026-07-31
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EconoLens Editorial Team. (2026, August 4). Euro Area Inflation Ticks Up to 2.9% in July as Energy Prices Surge. EconoLens. https://econolens.co.in/news/euro-area-inflation-2-9-percent-july-2026
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