Euro zone’s inflation is on a nearly three-year peak

Because of the increase in energy prices, the highest inflation of nearly three years occured last December in the euro zone – according to Eurostat’s statement, published on Wednesday.

According to the European Union’s statistical office, the annual growth rate of consumer prices increased by 1.1 percent in December last year, from the 0.6 percent of November. It is the highest rate since September 2013. In 2015, the annual rise in prices was 0.2 percent. (MTI)