Consumer prices decreased in the euro zone in February

According to preliminary data of Eurostat consumer prices in February fell by 0.2 percent, compared to a year before. After January's 0.3 percent growth, the analysts expected a stagnation.

Consumer prices declined last time in September last year, when it was 0.1 percent. A greater reduction was measured in last February, when the annual decline in prices was 0.3 percent. (MTI)