Though yields started the week higher, they stayed far below recent highs, as expectations of a dovish tone from the European Central Bank at its June 10 meeting continued to drive the market.
Inflation has been bond investors' key focus this year, driven higher by pent-up demand and supply constraints as economies re-open, and whether it will be transitory as central bankers argue.
Consumer prices, harmonised to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union countries, rose by 2.1% in April, up from 2.0% in March. A Reuters forecast had pointed to an April reading of 2.0%.
On the month, inflation rose 0.5%, the data showed.