April’s surprisingly large jump in services inflation appears to have been entirely an Easter timing effect that will reverse in May. Meanwhile, there are some near-term upside risks to headline inflation from higher food prices, but we still expect the core rate to decline this year and we think the impact of higher US tariffs on the euro-zone will be disinflationary.
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