Inflation in Greece eased to 1.8% in September, down from 3.1% in August, according to the EU’s statistical authority, Eurostat. In the Eurozone, annual inflation is expected to rise to 2.2% in September 2025, compared with 2.0% in August, according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat.

Within the eurozone, services are projected to have the highest annual rate at 3.2%, slightly up from 3.1% in August. Food, alcohol, and tobacco are expected to reach 3.0%, compared with 3.2% the previous month, while non-energy industrial goods remain stable at 0.8%. Energy is forecast at -0.4%, an improvement from -2.0% in August.

Inflation in Greece was the third-lowest rate in September, behind only Cyprus and France. At the other end of the scale, Estonia posted the highest rate at 5.2%, followed by Croatia at 4.6%.

In France, the second-largest economy in the EU, inflation rose due to faster growth in the services sector and smaller declines in energy prices, though it remained well below the European Central Bank’s 2% target.