In February, annual inflation in both the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) fell by one tenth compared to the previous month, up to 8.5% and 9.9% respectivelyAccording to data released this Friday by the Eurostat community statistics office.
Inflation chains like this four-month decline 10.6% in the eurozone and 11.5% in the Twenty-Seven in both areas since the peak reached last October.
Instead, core inflation excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco Due to its more volatile behavior, it increased by 3 percent to 5.6% in February; Excluding only energy and fresh food, the increase in prices was 7.4%, also three-tenths higher.
Thus, Eurostat confirmed its preliminary estimates for the euro area in a month where Spain was the third lowest inflationary EU country (6% less than originally projected). Luxembourg (4.8%) and Belgium (5.4%).
prices fresh food, alcohol and tobacco While energy replaced energy as the main driver of inflation in February, the increase in energy prices declined to 13.7% with 13.7%. last month
The price increase in the first group was higher in the others. processed foods, alcohol, and tobaccoCompared to fresh food at 15.4% (four tenths more than in January), 13.9% (2.6 points more).
On the other hand, non-energy industrial goods inflation increased by one-tenth to 6.8%, and services increased by four-tenths to 4.8%.
Thus, the decline in the inflation rate in the Eurozone since October, energy (up 41.5% that month), because the price of the rest of the components has continued to rise since then.
While the inflation rate decreased in 15 of the EU countries, thisa increased in ten States and remained stable in two.
In addition Luxembourg, Belgium and Spain, Greece (6.5%), Cyprus (6.7%), Malta (7.0%), France (7.3%), Finland (8%) and Denmark (8.3%).
Although they exceed this average, Portugal (8.6%), Netherlands (8.9%), Germany (9.3%), Slovenia (9.4%), Sweden (9.7%) and Italy (9.8%) While it was below 10%, the rest reached double digits.
It was for the occasion Austria (11.0%), Croatia (11.7%), Romania (13.4%), Bulgaria (13.7%), Slovakia (15.4%), Lithuania and Poland (both 17%, 2) Estonia (17.8%), Czech Republic (18.4%), Latvia (20.1%) and Hungary (25.8%).