23/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to figures published by Eurostat on 16 January, the annual rate of inflation in the euro area stood at 3.1% in December 2007, the same as the previous month. The monthly rate was 0.4% in December. The highest monthly increase in prices in December was recorded in Germany (0.7%); thereafter came Austria (0.6%), Greece (0.5%) and France and Spain (each 0.4%). The EU statistical office notes that the annual inflation rate in the euro area was 1.9% in...