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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-16
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[01] Greek inflation slows to 2.8% in March, Eurostat
[01] Greek inflation slows to 2.8% in March, Eurostat
Greek annual inflation slowed to 2.8 pct in March, from 3.0 pct in
February, Eurostat said on Monday.
The EU executive's statistics agency said Eurozone's inflation rate
rose to 1.9 pct in March, from 1.8 pct in February, but was down from a
2.2 pct figure in March 2006. In the EU-27, the inflation rate rose to
2.2 pct in March, from 2.1 pct in February and 2.1 pct in March 2006.
Malta (0.5 pct), France (1.2 pct) and Cyprus (1.4 pct) recorded the
lowest inflation rates in March, while Hungary (8.5 pct) and Estonia
(5.6 pct) the highest rates. The inflation rate rose in 15 member
states, it was unchanged in six and fell in five member states. There
were no figures for the UK.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo / A. BELTES
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