15/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The price level in the eurozone fell by 0.1% in June, Eurostat confirmed on Wednesday 15 July. The annual rate of inflation was 4% one year earlier. In the EU27, the annual rate of inflation was 0.6% in June 2009 compared to 0.9% in May and 4.3% during the same period in 2008. In June 2009, the lowest annual rates were recorded in Ireland (-2.2%), Portugal (-1.6%), Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg (-1.0% each), and the highest were in Romania (5.9%), Poland (4.2%) and Lithuania (3.9%). Compared to May 2009, annual inflation fell in 21 member states, remained stable in four and increased in just one state. Average rates over 12 months until June 2009 were the lowest in Portugal (0.8%), Ireland (1.0%), and Germany (1.5%). The highest were in Latvia (10.0%), Lithuania (8.6%) and Bulgaria (7.3%). (A.B./transl.jl)