Euro Zone: Consumer Inflation Expectations Unchanged in April.
Eurozone median inflation expectations for the next 12 months were steady at 4% in April 2026, the same as in March and staying at 2023-highs. Consumers expected the price of their home to increase by 3.7% over the next 12 months, which was unchanged from March and expectations for mortgage interest rates also remained unchanged. In addition, expectations for inflation three years ahead decreased to 2.9% from 3% and inflation expectations for five years ahead remained unchanged at 2.4%. Meanwhile, economic growth expectations for the next 12 months became more negative, decreasing to -2.2% from -2.1%. By contrast, expectations for the unemployment rate 12 months ahead decreased to 11.2% from 11.3% in March. In addition, consumers’ nominal income growth expectations over the next 12 months decreased to 0.8% in April from 1.2% in March.