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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-03-17
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[01] Greek deflation rate third highest in the EU in Feb.
[01] Greek deflation rate third highest in the EU in Feb.
ANA/MPA---Greece recorded the third highest deflation rate in the
European Union, with the inflation rate at -0.9 pct in February, after
Bulgaria (-2.1 pct) and Cyprus (-1.3 pct), Eurostat said on Monday.
The EU executive's statistics service, in a report released here, said
the inflation rate in the Eurozone fell to 0.7 pct in February from 0.8
pct in January and 1.8 pct in February 2013. In the EU, the inflation
rate eased to 0.8 pct from 0.9 pct in the same months, respectively,
from 2.0 pct in February 2013.
Croatia (-0/2 pct), Portugal and Slovakia (-0.1 pct each) also recorded
negative inflation rates, while Malta and Finland (1.6 pct each) and
Austria (1.5 pct) recorded the highest inflation rates.
In comparison with January, the inflation rate fell in 17 member states,
it was unchanged in three and rose in seven countries, while there were
no figures for the UK.
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