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Eurostat + ECB · monthly brief

How is the euro area economy doing?

HICP inflation

3.2%

Aug 2026 · +0.3 pp

Unemployment

6.4%

Jul 2026 · 0.0 pp

Consumer confidence

-15.5

Aug 2026 · +0.4

GDP growth

+0.6%

2026 Q2 · +0.6 pp

ECB deposit rate

2.5%

16 Sept 2026 · +0.3 pp

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Euro area monthly brief — HICP inflation rose to 3.2% in Aug 2026 (+0.3 pp); unemployment was steady at 6.4% in Jul 2026; consumer confidence improved to -15.5 in Aug 2026; GDP grew +0.6% in 2026 Q2; and the ECB deposit rate is 2.5% after a +0.3 pp move (as of 16 Sept 2026).

Trends

History for Euro area. Policy rate is ECB deposit facility (change dates).

HICP inflation0.66.11222-0124-0526-08
HICP inflation · % YoY
Unemployment6.06.56.922-0924-0826-07
Unemployment · %
Consumer confidence-29-19-9.122-0924-0926-08
Consumer confidence · bal.
GDP growth-1.65.61320Q323Q326Q2
GDP growth · % QoQ
ECB deposit rate-1.01.84.506-0614-0926-09
ECB deposit rate · %

Headlines

Latest ECB press and statistics — euro-area official channel.

As of 24 Sept 2026, 20:39 Helsinki.

Eurostat (HICP final + early indicator, unemployment, consumer confidence, GDP) + ECB Data Portal (deposit facility) + ECB RSS (press / statistics) + Google News RSS (country wires). Eurostat / ECB — free reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0 where stated). Country wires via Google News (publisher copyrights apply; links out)..

HICP is all-items YoY. Unemployment is seasonally adjusted. Confidence is the EU consumer confidence balance. GDP is chain-linked QoQ. Not a forecast.