• Eurozone's final harmonized consumer price index is flat in August

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16 September 2015

Eurozone's final harmonized consumer price index is flat in August

Eurostat released its final consumer price inflation data for the Eurozone on Friday. Eurozone's final harmonized consumer price index was flat in August, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.6% drop in July.

On a yearly basis, Eurozone's final consumer price inflation fell to 0.1% in August from 0.2% in July, missing the previous estimate of a 0.2% increase.

Restaurants and cafés prices were up 0.10% year-on-year in August, vegetables prices rose by 0.09%, tobacco prices gained 0.08%, fuel prices for transport declined by 0.55%, heating oil prices decreased by 0.25%, while milk, cheese and eggs prices were down by 0.07%.

Eurozone's consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco declined to an annual rate of 0.9% in August from 1.0% in July, missing the previous estimate of 1.0% rise.

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