Central Banks

Euro-Zone Inflation Seen Just Below 2% in 2025, ECB Poll Shows

  • Professional forecasters predict 1.9% reading, down from 2%
  • Companies judge euro-area employment outlook as subdued
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

The European Central Bank will see inflation dip just below its target next year, according to its quarterly survey of professional forecasters.

Consumer prices will rise 1.9% in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 2%, a release on Friday showed. The projections for 2024 and 2026 were unchanged at 2.4% and 1.9%.