Brussels, 28/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - Annual inflation in the euro area was 2.3% in January 2011, up from 2.2% in December 2010. A year earlier the rate was 0.9%. Monthly inflation was -0.7% in January 2011. EU annual inflation was 2.7% in January 2011, unchanged from December 2010. A year earlier the rate was 1.7%. Monthly inflation was -0.4% in January 2011.
In January 2011, the lowest annual rates were in Ireland (0.2%) and Sweden (1.4%), and the highest in Romania (7.0%), Estonia...