Consumer prices continued to fall in the EU

Consumer prices continued to fall in the EU in April in an annual comparison inthe European Union (EU28) and in the euro zone after the stagnation of March.

According to Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, the consumer price index fell 0.2 percent in April both in the EU28 and in the euro zone. Compared to March, consumer prices increased by 0.1 percent in the EU 28 and did not change in the euro zone.

In March, after the 0.2 percent decline of February, annual inflation was zero in in the EU and in the euro zone. (MTI)