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Final HICP confirms flash; September disinflation broad-based

EUROZONE DATA
  • Eurozone final HICP inflation for September confirmed flash estimates at 4.3% Y/Y (vs 5.2% prior) and 0.3% M/M (vs. 0.3% prior).
  • Core inflation printed in line with the flash at 4.5% Y/Y (vs 5.3% prior) and 0.2% M/M (vs. 0.3% prior).
  • All major components contributed less to the headline inflation rate than in August, indicating September's disinflation was more broad-based than just due to the German transport ticket and other statistical /base effects.
  • The largest contributor to the headline rate was once again services (adding 2.05pp), but this was the lowest contribution since February 2023 and a 0.36pp lower contribution than in August (2.41pp). This was somewhat expected given the aforementioned German transport ticket/statistical effects.
  • Energy contributed -0.55pp to the headline rate, but recent developments in oil prices add a risk that this trend may reverse in the coming months.
  • At a country level, Spain, France, Croatia, Slovakia, Latvia, Malta and Cyprus saw the flash estimates revised up by 0.1pp, while Italy, Austria and Estonia's final readings were 0.1pp lower than the flash.
  • Later today, the ECB will release data on the underlying inflation metrics they follow most closely (Supercore, trimmed mean, weighted median, PCCI) in the coming days, providing further insight on the pace of disinflation in the Euro area.

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