February 22 (SeeNews) - Romania posted the EU's highest annual inflation rate in January, at 7.3%, the EU's statistical office said on Thursday.
Romania also registered the third-highest monthly increase in consumer prices in the EU and highest among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) last month, at 1.1%, Eurostat said in a data release.
Greece, on the other hand, recorded the steepest monthly decline in consumer prices among EU members in SEE, at 0.9%, while the EU as a whole marked a monthly deflation of 0.2%.
Greece also posted the lowest annual inflation in the region in January, at 3.2%, slightly above the EU average of 3.1%.
Bulgaria was the only other country among EU members in SEE to register a month-on-month rise in its consumer prices last month, at 0.2%.
Data about inflation rates in EU member states in SEE follows (in pct):
Inflation |
Jan annual rate |
Jan monthly rate |
Bulgaria |
4.0 |
0.2 |
Croatia |
4.8 |
-0.3 |
Greece |
3.2 |
-0.9 |
Romania |
7.3 |
1.1 |
Slovenia |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
EU average |
3.1 |
-0.2 |
Source: Eurostat