Inflation in our country exceeded 6% in February, according to data released on Wednesday by Eurostat. The jump in inflation demonstrates the dramatic rise in energy prices and therefore in a wide range of products and services in the shadow of the Ukrainian crisis.
Eurostat data in detail
In particular, the consumer price index has arrived at 6.3% in Februaryfrom 5.5% in January and 4.5% in December.
Respectively upward was the course in the Eurozone, where the harmonized index of consumer prices rose to a new historical record at 5.8% from 5.1% in January.
“Looking at the main components of inflation in the euro area, energy is expected to have its highest annual rate in February (31.7%, compared to 28.8% in January), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (4, 1%, compared to 3.5% in January), non-energy industrial goods (3.0%, compared to 2.1% in January) and services (2.5% versus 2.3% in January) “comments Eurostat .
The price of natural gas was moving at inconceivable heights earlier, reaching 194 euros / megawatt hour.
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