Euro area inflation accelerated in June

A year earlier, in June 2019, euro area inflation was 1.3 percent.
Compared to the previous month, consumer prices rose 0.3 percent after a 0.1 percent monthly decline in May.

Core inflation was 0.8 percent after the 0.9 percent in May, with consumer prices within the core inflation band rising by 0.3 percent month-on-month in June, while unchanged in May. (MTI)