The euro area annual inflation rate stood at 1.1% in December 2016, compared to 0.6% in November, according to data published by the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Wednesday 18 January.
In the European Union as a whole, inflation rose to 1.2%, from 0.6% in November.
In December, negative annual rates were recorded in Bulgaria (-0.5%) and Romania (-0.1%). Price increases were low in Greece (0.3%) and Italy (0.5%), average in France (0.8%) and high in Spain (1.4%), the...