The annual inflation rate in the euro area was 8.9% in July, compared with 8.6% in June, the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) confirmed on Thursday 18 August. At EU level, it was 9.8% in July, compared with 9.6% the previous month.
The lowest annual rates were registered in France, Malta (both 6.8%) and Finland (8.0%), while the highest rates were recorded in Estonia (23.2%), Latvia (21.3%) and Lithuania (20.9%). Price increases were 8.4% in Italy, 8.5% in Germany and...