04/03/2024 (Agence Europe) – The annual inflation rate in the euro area is estimated at 2.6% in February 2024, compared with 2.8% in January, according to a flash estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Friday 1 March. It was highest in Croatia (4.8%), Estonia (4.4%) and Austria (4.2%), and lowest in Latvia (0.7%), Italy (0.9%) and Lithuania (1.1%). Prices rose by 2.7% in Germany, 2.9% in Spain and 3.1% in France. Looking at the main components of...