The annual inflation rate slowed in February to 2,6% in the euro zone and 2,8% in the European Union (EU), according to data released today by Eurostat.
In the euro area countries, the European statistical service today confirmed the data advanced in the flash estimate of day 1, with the annual inflation rate decelerating to 2,6%, compared to 2,8% in the previous month and 8,5. 2023% from February XNUMX.
In the 27 Member States as a whole, Eurostat points to an inflation rate of 2,8%, measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), which compares with 3,1% in the previous month and with 9,9% year-on-year.
Underlying inflation (excluding components with more volatile prices) slowed to 3,1%, compared to 3,3% in January and 5,7% in February 2023.
Among the 27 Member States, Latvia and Denmark recorded the lowest inflation rates in February (0,6% each), followed by Italy (0,8%).
The highest rates, in turn, were observed in Romania (7,1%), Croatia (4,8%) and Estonia (4,4%).
In Portugal, the inflation rate measured by the HIPC was 2,3%, compared to 2,5% in the previous month and 8,6% in the same year.
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