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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7719

18 May 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Inflation is starting to fall (but Mr. Solbes is sending a warning to Ireland)

Luxembourg, 17/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The data from the EU statistical office, Eurostat, on inflation last April, indicated a fall in the rate of inflation reached last March. In the EU as a whole, the annual rate fell from 1.9% to 1.7%; in the Euro zone, it fell from 2.1% to 1.9%. As a result, the European Commission forecasts, according to which it should expect a fall after the "peaks" reached in the first month of the year, seem to be confirmed. The Commission maintains its forecast...

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