The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone stood at 1.9% in April, compared to 1.5% in March, according to data published by the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Wednesday 17 May.
At EU level, the annual inflation rate was 2.0% in April, compared to 1.6% in March.
The lowest annual rates were to be seen in Romania (0.6%), Ireland (0.7%) and Slovakia (0.8%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Estonia (3.6%), Lithuania (3.5%), Latvia (3.3%) and Belgium and the United Kingdom (2.7% each). Inflation in Germany and Italy stood at 2.0% and was lower in France (1.4%).
The largest upwards impacts on the inflation rate came from transport fuels (+0.39%), package holidays (+0.12%) and heating oil (+0.11%), whilst telecommunications (-0.11%), garments (-0.08%) and bread & cereals (-0.05%) had the biggest downwards impacts. (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)