Energy is expected to record the highest annual inflation rate among the main components at 20.8 per cent in October, compared with 18.9 per cent in September.
Services are projected at 3.3 per cent, against 3.2 per cent a month earlier, while food, alcohol and tobacco are seen at 1.6 per cent, up from 1.3 per cent. Non-energy industrial goods are expected at 1.2 per cent, compared with 1.1 per cent, Eurostat said.
Euro area annual inflation is expected to rise to 4.0 per cent in October 2026 from 3.8 per cent in September, Eurostat flash estimate shows.
Energy is set to remain the main driver, with annual inflation seen at 20.8 per cent, up from 18.9 per cent a month earlier.
Services are projected at 3.3 per cent, food, alcohol and tobacco at 1.6 per cent, and non-energy industrial goods at 1.2 per cent.
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