European Union annual inflation was 2.6% in September 2025, up from 2.4% in August, according to data released on Friday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Cyprus is the only member state with zero annual inflation.
According to Eurostat, the euro area recorded an annual inflation rate of 2.2%, up from 2.0% in August 2025 and 1.7% in September 2024. The EU, on the other hand, reached 2.6%, compared to 2.4% the previous month and 2.1% year-on-year. The highest inflation rates were recorded in Romania at 8.6%, followed by Estonia at 5.3%, and both Croatia and Slovakia at 4.6%. Conversely, the lowest rates were observed in France at 1.1%, Italy and Greece at 1.8%, while Cyprus remained at 0%.
Regarding Cyprus, annual inflation remained at 0%, unchanged from August 2025, with a slightly negative monthly trend of -0.4%. This was particularly notable, as one year earlier, inflation in Cyprus stood at 1.6%, while in other countries such as Romania and Estonia, prices showed a strong upward trend.
The main contributors to inflation in the euro area were services, with a contribution of 1.49%, followed by food, alcohol, and tobacco at 0.58%, and non-energy industrial goods at 0.20%. In contrast, energy had a negative contribution of -0.03%, slightly reducing overall inflation.