Eurostat reported that inflation in the European Union increased to 2.7% in December 2025, compared to 2.5% in November. In the Czech Republic, the inflation rate also rose to 3.3%, up from 3.1% in the previous month.
The data from Eurostat, based on harmonized calculations used for international comparisons, may differ from the results presented by the Czech Statistical Office.
The highest price increase in the EU was recorded in Romania, where inflation reached 5.5%. Hungary ranked second with a rate of 4.8%, and Croatia took third place with 4.5%. Meanwhile, the lowest inflation was in Ireland, where prices increased by only 1%. It was followed by Italy (1.4%), Luxembourg, Finland, and Sweden, all with inflation rates of 1.6%.
Eurostat also confirmed its preliminary estimate, stating that inflation in the eurozone rose to 2.4% in December, up from 2.2% in November, still above the European Central Bank’s target of 2%.
The Czech Statistical Office reported that inflation in the Czech Republic in December was 3%, slightly higher compared to November’s 2.8%. In 2023, the average inflation rate in the Czech Republic was 2.4%, the lowest in the last six years, whereas in 2022, it reached 10.7%.
