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Since March, Romania continues to occupy the first position in the inflation ranking, published by Eurostat, the EU Statistics Office. In February 2025, the inflation in Romania was overcome by that of Hungary.
The average annual inflation in the European Union was 2.4% in August 2025, stable compared to July.
The lowest annual rates were registered in Cyprus (0.0%), France (0.8%) and Italy (1.6%). The highest annual rates were registered in Romania (8.5%), Estonia (6.2%) and Croatia (4.6%).
Compared to July 2025, the annual inflation decreased in nine Member States, remained stable in four and increased in fourteen.
In August 2025, the highest contribution to the annual inflation rate in the euro area came from services (+1.44 percentage points, PP), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (+0.62 pp), non-energy industrial goods (+0.18 pp) and energy (-0.19 pp).
See below an interactive map with the annual inflation rate of August 2025:
