Euro area1 annual inflation was 2.4% in June 2012, unchanged compared with May2. A year earlier the rate was 2.7%. Monthly inflation was -0.1% in June 2012. EU3 annual inflation was 2.6% in June 2012, up from 2.5% in May. A year earlier the rate was 3.1%. Monthly inflation was 0.0% in June 2012. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Inflation in the EU Member States In June 2012, the lowest annual rates were observed in Sweden (0.9%), Greece (1.0%) and Bulgaria (1.6%), and the highest in Hungary (5.6%), Estonia and Malta (both 4.4%). Compared with May 2012, annual inflation ... (full story)