The euro zone's annual inflation rises in June



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Consumer prices in the euro area rose 2% year-on-year in June, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported on Wednesday.

Annual inflation in the euro area rose 0.7% in June, compared with 1.3% in the same month of last year, while inflation was 1, 9% in May.

"The lowest annual rates were recorded in Romania (4.7%), Estonia (3.9%), Hungary (4.7%), Ireland (0.7%) Greece (1%) and Denmark (1.1%) The largest contribution to the euro area annual inflation rate comes from energy (+ 0.76%), followed by services (+ According to official data, the annual inflation rate in the EU, including the 28 member countries, was 2% in June. – unchanged from the previous month – while the rate was 1.5% in the same month of the year Past.

The euro fell against the dollar by 0.33% to 1.1622 at 12:57 GMT

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