Annual inflation in the Eurozone increased by nine-tenths in September due to the rise in energy prices and remained at 10%. A new record in euro area historyAccording to preliminary data published by Eurostat this Friday.
The main reason for the increase is increase in energy pricesAfter reaching 42% in June, it accelerated to 40.8%, ending the mild moderation recorded in July (39.6%) and August (38.6%).
It also contributed to the increase in prices. food, alcohol and tobaccoNon-energy industrial goods and services inflation, which rose 11.8% compared to 10.6% in August, and to a lesser extent, by half a percentage point in both cases, to 5.6% and 4.3%, respectively.
Core inflation, which for its part excludes the influence of the most variable components, energy and fresh food, it also increased by five tenths compared to August, reaching 4.8% year on year.
Among the nineteen countries that share the euro, highest inflation rates It was recorded in the Baltic countries with 24.2% in Estonia, 22.5% in Lithuania and 22.4% in Latvia, followed by the Netherlands with 17.1%.
On the contrary, lowest It occurred in France (6.2%), Malta (7.3%) and Finland (8.4%).
In Spain, the rate fell by 1.2 points, According to preliminary figures released by Eurostat, which will release final data in October, up to 9.3% and two-month decreases in September are accumulating.