Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.0% in October, up from 1.7% in September, according to a flash estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Monday 31 October.
Price rises were highest in Belgium (4.7%), Estonia (4.5%), Croatia and Slovakia (3.5%). They were zero in Slovenia, very low in Ireland and Lithuania (0.1%) and low in Luxembourg (0.9%) and Italy (1.0%). Inflation was under control in France (1.5%) and Spain (1.8%), but more...