Euro area annual inflation up to 1.8% EU up to 2.2%

Euro area1 annual inflation was 1.8% in September 20102, up from 1.6% in August. A year earlier the rate was -0.3%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in September 2010. EU3 annual inflation was 2.2% in September 2010, up from 2.0% in August. A year earlier the rate was 0.3%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in September 2010.

These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Inflation in the EU Member States In September 2010, the lowest annual rates were observed in Ireland (-1.0%), Latvia (0.3%) and Slovakia (1.1%), and the highest in Romania (7.7%), Greece (5.7%) and Estonia (3.8%). Compared with August 2010, annual inflation rose in twenty Member States, remained stable in four and fell in three. The lowest 12-month averages4 up to September 2010 were registered in Ireland (-2.1%), Latvia (-1.9%) and Slovakia (0.4%) and the highest in Romania (5.2%), Hungary (4.9%) and Greece (3.9%).

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