Eurozone CPI rose from 2.5% yoy to 2.6% yoy in July, above expectation of 2.4% yoy. Core CPI (ex-energy, food, alcohol & tobacco) was unchanged at 2.9% yoy, above expectation of 2.8% yoy.
Looking at the main components, services is expected to have the highest annual rate in July (4.0%, compared with 4.1% in June), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (2.3%, compared with 2.4% in June), energy (1.3%, compared with 0.2% in June) and non-energy industrial goods (0.8%, compared with 0.7% in June).