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Inflation down to -0.3% and unemployment up to 8.1% in euro area

Brussels, 02/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

Euro area annual inflation is estimated at -0.3% in September 2020, down from -0.2% in August, according to a flash estimate issued by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Friday 2 October.

Among the 18 countries for which data is available (all except Austria), the lowest rates were observed in Greece (-2.3%), Cyprus (-1.9%), Estonia (-1.3%), Ireland (-1.1%), Portugal and Slovenia (-0.7%), Spain (-0.6%), and Germany (-0.4%). The highest rates were observed in...