The sure slowdown in inflation in the eurozone to 2.2 % in March – conjunctiva
Eurostat confirmed this Wednesday that The inflation rate in the euro area is similar to 2.2 % in March. This was the second consecutive month of the slowdown of inflation between individual currency countries. The index related to the services, which has so far had “feeding” inflation, has made the road, after it has recorded the biggest slowdown since the summer last year.
The development of the coordinated consumer index (IHPC) in March was in line with Rapid appreciation It advanced earlier this month and corresponds to Less than February Ten. S.The services were the component that weigh more in the identical contrast of IHPC, which contributes 1.56 percentage points for the recorded 2.2 %. In March, the service index moved from 3.7 % to 3.5 %. After the slight descent and climbing in recent months, this was the most expressive slowdown since September.
Foods, alcohol and tobacco were the second component that weigh more on IHPC in March: 0.57 percentage points. However, contrary to what happened in the services and other cabaz components, IHPC is an acceleration of food in March, from a similar contrast from 2.7 % to 2.9 %. To contribute 0.16 degrees Celsius to IHPC, The non -spoiled industrial goods remained at 0.6 %.
On the contrary, the energy products were withdrawn the symmetrical contrast of inflation in the euro area. the The index of energy commodities, in the same way, decreased from 0.2 % to -0.7 % in MarchContributing with -10 IHPC percentage points. The return of energy to negative values means that, compared to last year, prices are less than last year.
A Basic inflationWhich excludes products more vulnerable to large price changes (food commodities and energy products), He went from 2.6 % to 2.4 % in March, after it did not change four months without changing 2.7 % to January. This indicator is monitored by the European Central Bank (ECB), which was once again pronounced on a possible member of interest rates, and allows you to evaluate to what extent has been contacted with the most stable products such as education and health.
The European Union inflation in 2.5 % and Portugal is less than the average
In the European Union at 27 years, the inflation rate also slowed, from 2.7 % in February to 2.5 % in March. Compared to February, IHPC in 16 countries slowed down, stable in one (France) and accelerating in ten (Italy, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Finland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta).
Low inflation rates were recorded in France (0.9 %), Denmark (1.4 %) and Luxembourg (1.5 %). On the contrary, high inflation rates in Romania (5.1 %), Hungary (4.8 %) and Poland (4.4 %) were observed.
In the case of Portugal, IHPC was 1.9 % in MarchIt is a value compared to 2.5 % in February.
(The news was updated at 10:49)
