Portugal consumer prices increased at the fastest pace since 1992, as initially estimated, final data from Statistics Portugal showed on Thursday. Consumer price inflation rose to 9.3 percent in September from 8.9 percent in August. The rate matched the preliminary estimate published on September 30. This was the highest inflation since October 1992.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices gained 1.2 percent, as estimated, but in contrast to the 0.3 percent fall in August.
Core inflation that excludes energy and unprocessed food products climbed to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent in the prior month.
EU harmonized inflation advanced to 9.8 percent from 9.3 percent a month ago. On month, the harmonized index moved up 1.3 percent after a 0.2 percent drop. Both monthly and annual rates came in line with the provisional estimate.
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December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.