Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area

16 November 2017

Euro area annual inflation was 1.4% in October 2017, down from 1.5% in September. European Union annual inflation was 1.7% in October 2017, down from 1.8% in September.

The lowest annual rates were registered in Cyprus (0.4%), Ireland, Greece and Finland (all 0.5%). The highest annual rates were recorded in Lithuania (4.2%), Estonia (4.0%) and the United Kingdom (3.0%). Compared with September 2017, annual inflation fell in fourteen Member States, remained stable in five and rose in nine.

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