Eurozone inflation hit another record high in February

Euro area inflation close to 6 percent in February

Energy prices continued to rise the most, by 32 percent year-on-year from 28.8 percent in January. This is followed by a 4.2 percent rise in food, alcohol and tobacco prices after 3.5 percent in January. Prices for non-energy industrial products rose 3.1 percent from 2.1 percent in the previous month, and prices for services rose 2.5 percent after 2.3 percent in January. (MTI)