Eurozone and EU annual inflation rate rises to 3.8% - Sarmad
Eurostat announced that annual inflation in the Eurozone and the EU rose to 3.8% in September, driven by energy and service prices.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, announced on Friday that the annual inflation rate in the eurozone rose to 3.8 percent in September, up from 3.2 percent in August, while it stood at 2.2 percent in September 2025.
In a statement, Eurostat said the annual inflation rate in the European Union also increased to 3.8 percent in September, compared with 3.2 percent in August, and recorded 2.6 percent in the same month last year.
It added that Sweden recorded the lowest annual inflation rate in the EU during September at 1.0 percent, followed by Hungary and Denmark, each at 2.1 percent, while Romania, Lithuania, and Bulgaria posted the highest rates at 6.5 percent, 6.1 percent, and 5.6 percent, respectively.
The agency clarified that the annual inflation rate declined in only one EU member state compared with August, remained stable in three countries, and rose in 23 member states.
It noted that energy prices contributed the most to the annual inflation rate in the eurozone in September, at 1.71 percent, followed by services at 1.52 percent, non-energy industrial goods at 0.29 percent, and food, beverages, and tobacco at 0.25 percent.
