By Anadolu Agency
July 2, 2024 7:01 amANKARA
The euro area annual consumer inflation rate cooled to 2.5% in June, as widely expected, according to flash estimates released on Tuesday.
Headline inflation fell from 2.6% in May, Eurostat data showed.
The cost of energy rose 0.2% from a year ago in June, following May’s 0.3% rise.
Food, alcohol, and tobacco prices grew at a slower pace than a month earlier, up 2.5% year-on-year in June.
Services continued to have the highest annual rate in June with 4.1%, stable compared to the prior month.
On a monthly basis, the euro area consumer price index climbed 0.2% in June.
In June, energy prices in the single currency area fell 0.8% month-on-month, while services prices surged 0.6%.
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