Eurozone inflation tops estimates to hit new record on war
Friday’s data follow inflation overshoots this week from Spain and Germany
03 April 2022 - 07:36
Eurozone inflation accelerated to another all-time high as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roiled global supply chains and provided a fresh driver for already-soaring energy costs.
March consumer prices surged 7.5% from a year ago, up from 5.9% in February and more than the 6.7% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Showing the increasingly broad nature of the advance, a core gauge excluding volatile components also hit a new record...
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