April 18 (SeeNews) - Romania posted the EU's highest annual inflation rate in March, at 6.7%, followed by Croatia with 4.9%, the EU's statistical office said.
In monthly comparison terms, Greece's consumer prices increased the most among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) last month, by 1.8%, Eurostat said in a data release on Wednesday.
In contrast, Bulgaria registered the lowest monthly rise in consumer prices among EU members in SEE, at 0.2%, while the EU as a whole recorded a monthly inflation of 0.7%.
Bulgaria also marked the lowest annual inflation in the region in March, at 3.1%, above the EU average of 2.6%.
Data about inflation rates in EU member states in SEE follows (in pct):
Inflation |
March annual rate |
March monhtly rate |
Bulgaria |
3.1 |
0.2 |
Croatia |
4.9 |
0.9 |
Greece |
3.4 |
1.8 |
Romania |
6.7 |
0.4 |
Slovenia |
3.4 |
0.6 |
EU average |
2.6 |
0.7 |
Source: Eurostat