At 4.6% inflation in Greece, with a parallel rise in the Eurozone and EU, confirming a single upward European trend in April 2026.
According to the final Eurostat data, the price trend in Europe in April 2026 reflects a flatter and almost synchronized inflationary trend, as both Greece and the Eurozone and European Union as a whole are moving at higher levels compared to the previous month. In the Greek economy, annual inflation was at 4.6%, compared to 3% in the Eurozone and 3.2% in the EU, highlighting a common upward dynamic in prices of key categories of goods and services. The overall picture is not one of isolated divergences, but of a broader European change, with services, energy and food as key drivers, which continue to to have a decisive impact on the level of inflation in all Member States.
More specifically, at 4.6% annual inflation in Greece in April of 2026, according to final Eurostat data, which confirmed the initial reading.
The path
Annual inflation in the eurozone stood at 3% in April, up from 2.6% in March. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2%.
In particular, annual inflation in the European Union was 3.2% in April, up from 2.8% in March. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4%.
In April 2026, services (+1.38 percentage points), energy (+0.99 percentage points), food, alcohol and tobacco (+0.46 percentage points) and non-energy industrial goods (+0.20 percentage points) made upward contributions to the eurozone’s annual inflation rate.
The lowest annual rates were recorded in Sweden (0.5%), Denmark (1.2%) and the Czech Republic (2.1%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (9.5%), Bulgaria (6%) and Croatia (5.4%). Compared with March 2026, annual inflation fell in five Member States, remained stable in one and rose in 21.
