The annual inflation rate of the euro zone slowed to 5.2% in August, compared to 5.3% in July, and that of the European Union (EU) to 5.9% (6.1% in July), according to a report this Tuesday from Eurostat.
In August 2022, the average inflation rate of the 20 countries in the single currency was 9.1% and that of the 27 Member States as a whole was 10.1%, according to the EU statistics service.
In the euro area, underlying (‘core’) inflation – which excludes the most volatile aggregates such as energy, food, alcohol and tobacco – stood at 5.3%, a slowdown from 5.5%. % of July, but one point above the interannual rate. Annual rate (4.3%).
The annual energy inflation rate, in turn, was -3.3% in the euro zone, compared to -6.6% in July and 38.6% in August 2022.
In the EU, the highest inflation rates, measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP, which allows comparisons between countries), were recorded in Hungary (14.2%), the Czech Republic (10.1% ) and Slovakia (9.6%). ).
In Portugal, the inflation rate, measured by the HIPC, was set in August and is 5.3%, compared to 4.3% in July and 9.3% in August 2022.
Source: TSF
