Euro area annual inflation was 2.0% in January 2013, down from 2.2% in December 2012. A year earlier the rate was 2.7%. Monthly inflation was -1.0% in January 2013. EU annual inflation was 2.1% in January 2013, down from 2.3% in December 2012. A year earlier the rate was 2.9%. Monthly inflation was -0.8% in January 2013. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2013, the lowest annual rates were observed in Greece (0.0%), Portugal (0.4%) and Latvia (0.6%), and the highest in Romania (5.1%), Estonia (3.7%) and the Netherlands (3.2%). Compared with December 2012, annual ... (full story)