Brussels, 23/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Communities' Statistical Office, Eurostat, states that annual inflation in the euro zone amounted to 2.1% in December 2001, unchanged on November. This rate, on the other hand, rose for the EU as a whole, going from 1.8% in November to 2.0% in December. By Member States, Eurostat notes that the highest rates were recorded in the Netherlands (5.1%), Ireland (4.4%) and Portugal 3.9%). The lowest rates were recorded in Luxembourg (0.9%), the...