Eurozone annual inflation rate In April, it increased by one tenth compared to the previous month and reached 7% from 6.9%. In March, while easing price increases in the European Union (EU) as a whole, to 8.1% from 8.3% in MarchAccording to data published by , five months of moderation is accumulating Eurostat.
The lowest annual inflation rates among EU countries were recorded in 2009. Luxembourg (2.7%), Belgium (3.3%) and Spain (3.8%)during the highest annual rates were recorded in Hungary (24.5%), Latvia (15%) and the Czech Republic (14.3%)..
In the euro area, in April energy rose 2.4% year-on-yearAfter a 0.9% decrease compared to the previous month, food prices decreased from 14.7% to 10%.
In the case of services, prices rose 5.2% in April on an annual basis, one-tenth more than in March, but non-energy industrial goods became 6.2% more expensiveFour-tenths less than in March.
When the effect of energy is excluded from the calculation, annual inflation rate increased from 7.9% to 7.4% in April compared to the previous month.while excluding the impact of food, alcohol and tobacco prices, core inflation rate fell from 5.7% to 5.6% previous month
Like this, The core inflation rate in the eurozone experienced its first annual mark of moderation in April since June 2022. after chaining nine consecutive months of incremental increases.