The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.2% in April 2025, stable compared to March. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4%. 

Meanwhile, EU annual inflation was 2.4% in April 2025, down from 2.5% in March. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6%. 

The lowest annual rates were registered in France (0.9%), Cyprus (1.4%) and Denmark (1.5%). 

The highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (4.9%), Estonia (4.4%) and Hungary (4.2%). Compared with March 2025, annual inflation fell in thirteen Member States, remained stable in three and rose in eleven.

In April 2025, the highest contribution to the annual euro area inflation rate came from services (+1.80 pp), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+0.57 pp), non-energy industrial goods (+0.15 pp) and energy (-0.35 pp).