Euro zone inflation was 2.4 percent in April as well after March

A year earlier, in April last year, the annual increase in the euro area consumer price index was 7.0 percent.
In a monthly comparison, consumer prices increased by 0.6 percent in April after 0.8 percent in March.

Based on Eurostat’s preliminary estimate, energy prices in April were 0.6 percent lower than a year earlier, following a 1.8 percent decrease in March.

The annual growth rate of food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices accelerated to 2.8 percent in April from 2.6 percent in March.