Eurostat will release the preliminary estimate of Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) data for March on Friday, March 31 at 09:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers of seven major banks regarding the upcoming EU inflation print.

The flash estimate for Eurozone is likely to decelerate to 7.2% YoY in March vs. 8.5% in February while the annualized Core HICP is seen a tad higher at 5.7% vs. 5.6% in February.