Eurozone CPI was finalized at 2.1% in July, up from June’s 2.0% and compares with 1.3% a year earlier. EU CPI was finalized at 2.2% in July, up from June’s 2.1%, compares with 1.5% a year earlier. Core CPI was finalized at 1.1%.
Geographically, CPI ranged from 0.8% in Greece, 0.9% in Denmark and 1.0% in Ireland, to Romania (4.3%), Bulgaria (3.6%), Hungary (3.4%) and Estonia (3.3%). CPI in Germany was at 2.1%, France at 2.6% and Italy at 1.9%.
Composition-wise, highest contribution came from energy at 0.89%, services at 0.64%, food alcohol and tobacco at 0.49%.
