Euro area: September Inflation Review Final estimate
中文标题
欧元区：9月通胀回顾——终值估计
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
Eurostat's final September estimate put euro area headline HICP at 3.8% y/y and 0.6% m/m, above Natixis' 3.5% call but matching the flash. Energy surged 18.9% y/y and 4.0% m/m, contributing 1.7pp and overtaking services as the largest driver. Core held at 2.5% y/y (0.2% m/m). Spain printed the highest headline rate at 5.0%, Italy 4.2%, France 3.4% and Germany 3.3%. Natixis now expects 2026 headline to average 3.0% and core 2.4%.
- Institution
- Natixis
- Published
- 10/16/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation
- Time horizon
- 2026
Key arguments
- Energy, not services, drove the September acceleration: energy contributed 1.7pp to headline inflation.
- Core inflation stayed anchored at 2.5% y/y, matching both the flash estimate and Natixis' projection.
- National dispersion was wide, with Spain (5.0%) and Italy (4.2%) far above Germany (3.3%) and France (3.4%).
- Natixis raised its 2026 forecasts to 3.0% headline and 2.4% core average.
Key numbers
- Euro area headline HICP y/y
- 3.8%
- Euro area headline HICP m/m
- 0.6%
- Energy inflation y/y / m/m
- 18.9% / 4.0%
- Core inflation y/y
- 2.5%
- Natixis 2026 headline / core average
- 3.0% / 2.4%
Main risks
- Energy's outsized contribution may fade, but it has already overtaken services as the top driver, complicating the disinflation path.
- Wide national dispersion (Spain 5.0% vs Germany 3.3%) makes a single euro area narrative harder to sustain.
- The upside surprise versus Natixis' 3.5% estimate signals forecast uncertainty around energy pass-through.
Corresponding source evidence
Core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco, was recorded at 2.5% yoy, aligning both the flash estimate and our own projection.
By contrast, headline inflation was lower in Germany (3.3%) and France (3.4%), while core inflation stood at 2.5% and 1.8%, respectively.
Considering the final inflation estimates and subsequent price developments, we now expect headline inflation to average 3.0% year on year and core inflation to average 2.4% in 2026.
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