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Euro area annual inflation down to 2.5%
Euro area annual inflation was 2.5% in October 2012, down from 2.6% in September. A year earlier the rate was 3.0%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in October 2012. EU annual inflation was 2.6% in October 2012, down from 2.7% in September. A year earlier the rate was 3.4%. Monthly inflation was 0.3% in October 2012. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Inflation in the EU Member States In October 2012, the lowest annual rates were observed in Greece (0.9%), Sweden (1.2%) and Latvia (1.6%), and the highest in Hungary (6.0%), Romania (5.0%) and Estonia (4.2%). Compared with ... (full story)