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Surge in gas prices will keep inflation higher

This year’s surge in natural gas prices means that HICP inflation may be up to one percentage point higher next year than it would otherwise have been. However, aggregate energy inflation is still likely to come down during 2022, because transport fuel inflation will fall very sharply.

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