Inflation in the European comparison

The name at the source «Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, monthly data»

What this number is

In August 2026 prices in Portugal were, on the harmonised measure used to compare the countries of the European Union, 3,6 % above a year earlier.

The change is larger than the European Union average. The European Central Bank aims for inflation of 2 % over the medium term across the euro area, measured by this same index.

3,6 %

identifier ihpc-variacao-homologa

Published by Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr, freq=M, unit=RCH_A, coicop18=TOTAL)

How much have consumer prices in Portugal changed since the same month a year earlier, on the harmonised measure used to compare European Union countries?

Definition by Eurostat · Eurostat · Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), metadados

Excerpt

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices ( HICP) gives comparable measures of inflation for the countries and country groups for which it is produced. It is a macroeconomic indicator that measures the change over time of the prices of consumer goods and services acquired by households.

read at the source on 26.09.2026

Definition by Eurostat · Eurostat · definição da variação homóloga do IHPC

Excerpt

the annual rate of change, representing the percentage change in a reference month compared to the same month of the previous year (also called annual inflation)

read at the source on 26.09.2026

Series page

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table?lang=en

Proof

Field returned

Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, monthly data — Monthly — Annual rate of change — Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP) - 2018: Total — Portugal — 2026-08: 3.6

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The comparisons

Previous period: 3,1source · Eurostat · July 2026
European Union: 3,2source · Eurostat
EU countries: All the countries

What was checked

Published by the source on: 17.09.2026
Read at the source on: 26.09.2026
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