Our monetary policy statement at a glance - September 2024
What did we decide?
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We cut our key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points
We did this because inflation is gradually coming down and has been developing as we expected. Our future decisions will depend on how we see the economy and inflation developing.
What is going on in the economy?
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The economy has been weaker than we expected…
Industry and construction are not doing well. People are spending less and companies are cutting their investments.
…but it should gradually recover
Services, especially, are keeping the economy going at the moment. Rising wages and lower inflation mean that in future people will be able to buy more. Together with lower interest rates, this will help the economy.
Overall, inflation is on its way down
Services prices are still increasing strongly because of rising wages. Inflation may also go up in the coming months because of energy prices. But it is on track to come down to 2% in the second half of next year.
How do we see the economy developing?
We expect the economy to gradually recover in the coming years
Projections for euro area growth in 2024 and the coming years
(projections from September 2024)
We expect inflation to gradually fall to our 2% target
Projections for euro area inflation in 2024 and the coming years
(projections from September 2024)
Look at the details
MONETARY POLICY DECISIONS
Here is what the Governing Council decided about the ECB’s interest rates and instruments at its latest meeting.
Press releaseMONETARY POLICY STATEMENT
Read our explanation of the reasons behind the latest monetary policy decisions.
Monetary policy statement