Lithuania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the euro area in June 2026, of 5.5%, according to new flash estimates from Eurostat.
Other countries to report an above-average inflation rate for the month included Croatia (4.2%), Cyprus (4.0%) and Greece (3.9%).
By contrast, the lowest rates were recorded in Malta (1.9%), Estonia (2.0%) and France (2.0%), the estimates showed.
Euro area inflation
Euro area annual inflation eased to 2.8% in June, down from 3.2% in May.
Energy continued to be the largest contributor to inflation, although annual price growth slowed to 8.7% from 10.8% in May. Services inflation also eased, falling to 3.2% from 3.5%, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation declined to 1.6% from 1.9%. Inflation for non-energy industrial goods remained unchanged at 0.9%.
Core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, also moderated, easing to 2.4% in June from 2.6% in May.
Major economies
Germany, the euro area’s largest economy, saw inflation slow to 2.4% from 2.7% in May, while France recorded a sharper decline to 2.0% from 2.8%. Italy’s inflation edged down to 3.1%, while Spain remained above the euro area average at 3.6%.
On a month-on-month basis, prices across the euro area fell by an estimated 0.1% in June, Eurostat noted. Final inflation figures for June will be published on 17 July. Read more here.
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – Annual Inflation Rate, June 2026 (%)
| Country | Annual Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 3.0 |
| Bulgaria | 5.3 |
| Germany | 2.4 |
| Estonia | 2.0 |
| Ireland | 3.2 |
| Greece | 3.9 |
| Spain | 3.6 |
| France | 2.0 |
| Croatia | 4.2 |
| Italy | 3.1 |
| Cyprus | 4.0 |
| Latvia | 3.3 |
| Lithuania | 5.5 |
| Luxembourg | 3.8 |
| Malta | 1.9 |
| Netherlands | n/a |
| Austria | 3.1 |
| Portugal | 3.1 |
| Slovenia | 3.7 |
| Slovakia | 3.5 |
| Finland | 2.7 |
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