Luxembourg, 19/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat, the annual inflation rate of the euro-zone was 2.6% in March, the same rate as that recorded in February. One year earlier it was 2.1%. The same trend can be seen in the European Union (EU15), where the annual inflation rate was 2.3% in March, unchanged compared to February (while it was 1.9% in March 2000). The rate of inflation of the European Economic Area (EEA) also remained stable in March, at 2.3%.
During March, the...