Eurozone inflation last month exceeded 2% of the

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Eurostat released revised data show that by the impact of energy prices, the eurozone inflation rate in December last year, more than two years the first time the European Central Bank's 2%

data show that in the last month, the eurozone inflation rate by 2.2% year on year, and the European Bureau of Statistics preliminary estimates released earlier this month, the value of the same. It has been since November 2008, the eurozone inflation rate for the first time more than 2%, while the European Central Bank to maintain price stability has always wanted to control the euro-zone inflation close to but below 2% level.

euro zone inflation in December last year, mainly due to increase in energy prices. Month, the euro area energy prices soared 11% year on year, while the removal of energy, food, and other large commodity price fluctuations, the euro zone core inflation rate was 1.1% in the month.

despite rising inflation, the European Central Bank 13, decided to continue to lead euro zone interest rates remain at historic lows of 1%. ECB expected eurozone inflation in coming months may be a brief rally, but there is no long-term inflation risks.

Eurostat data also show that last year in December, the EU inflation rate of 2.3% from the previous month rose to 2.6%. The EU Member States, Slovakia, the lowest inflation rate at 1.3%, Romania is still the highest inflation rate, at 7.9%.