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Romania posts EU's highest annual inflation in Feb

Mar 18, 2024, 1:21:56 PMArticle by Mihaela Miteva
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March 18 (SeeNews) - Romania recorded the EU's highest annual inflation rate in February, at 7.1%, followed by Croatia with 4.8%, the EU's statistical office said on Monday.

Romania posts EU's highest annual inflation in Feb
Image source: Eurostat

Romania also marked the highest monthly rise in consumer prices among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) last month, at 0.8%, Eurostat said in a data release.

In contrast, Greece posted the lowest monthly increase in consumer prices among EU members in SEE, at 0.1%, while the EU as a whole registered a monthly inflation of 0.6%.

Greece recorded the lowest annual inflation in the region in February, as well, at 3.1%, slightly higher than the EU average of 2.8%.

Data about inflation rates in EU member states in SEE follows (in pct):

Inflation Feb annual rate Feb monhtly rate
Bulgaria 3.5 0.3
Croatia 4.8 0.3
Greece 3.1 0.1
Romania 7.1 0.8
Slovenia 3.4 0.6
EU average 2.8 0.6

Source: Eurostat

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