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