Tag: CPI
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Clarification on the timing of NSO inflation statistics
We would like to clarify that, following further verification, the National Statistics Office has not delayed the scheduled publication of Malta’s inflation statistics. The confusion arose because Eurostat published a comprehensive country-by-country set of preliminary inflation figures in advance of the complete national and European releases. Instead of limiting its 1 July publication to the…
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Euro area inflation going down
Euro area inflation is expected to come in on the low end today after softer-than-expected German and French inflation figures earlier this week pointed to a broader cooling in price pressures across Europe. Official CPI figures by Eurostat are expected at 11AM this morning. Germany’s EU-harmonised inflation rate fell to 2.4% year-on-year in June, down…
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Inflation in Europe and Malta gets sticky: CPI at 3%
Inflation in Europe and also in Malta is getting sticky due to the consequences of the war against Iran with the latest Eurostat Consumer Price Index reading for April in the Euro area coming at 3%. The reading for March was 2.6%. In the EU it was up by 3.2%. The highest inflation rates were…
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Inflation in the Euro-area going down: Euro at $1.179
Annual inflation across the Euro area eased further in January 2026, with consumer prices rising by 1.7 % compared with the same month a year earlier, down from 2.0 % in December 2025, according to the latest figures published by Eurostat. The decline marks the lowest headline rate since late 2024 and reflects moderating price…
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Inflation in Europe is still sticky
Recessionary vibes are out today in Europe with today’s German inflation data coming out sticky with electricity prices, especially in gas propping up inflation higher than expected in various regions. Meanwhile, Italian industrial production continues to slow significantly once again. Other inflation statistics all show that in general, inflation in Europe remains sticky such as…
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Inflation is still high and elevated
The reality on the ground is very different from what was portrayed in Robert Abela’s shallow speech, last Sunday. Inflation in Malta is still highly elevated, and this is despite the fact that energy inflation is subdued by government subsidies. The problem with the latest reading of the Harmonised Index for Consumer Prices is that…
