SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 19 (SeeNews) - Romania saw annual inflation of 6.5% in October - the highest increase in consumer prices among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE), Eurostat said.
Romania and Bulgaria shared the region's highest monthly inflation rate, of 1.3%, the bloc's statistical office said in a statement earlier this week.
Elsewhere in SEE, Greece posted the lowest annual inflation among EU countries in the region in October, of 2.8%. In month-on-month comparison, Croatia's inflation was the lowest in SEE - 0.8%.
Data about inflation rates in EU member states in SEE follows (in pct):
| |
Oct annual rate |
Oct monthly rate |
| Bulgaria |
5.2 |
1.3 |
| Croatia |
3.9 |
0.8 |
| Greece |
2.8 |
1.1 |
| Romania |
6.5 |
1.3 |
| Slovenia |
3.5 |
1.1 |
| EU average |
4.4 |
0.9 |
source: Eurostat