EUROPA - Eurostat - Page News release

EUROPA - Eurostat - Page News release:
Euro area annual inflation down to 3.8%
Release Date: 16-SEP-2008 11:00 AM Economy and finance

Inflation in the EU Member States
In August 2008, the lowest annual rates were observed in the Netherlands (3.0%), Portugal (3.1%) and Ireland (3.2%), and the highest in Latvia (15.6%), Lithuania (12.2%) and Bulgaria (11.8%). Compared with July 2008, annual inflation fell in nineteen Member States, remained stable in three and rose in four.
The lowest 12-month averages4 up to August 2008 were registered in the Netherlands (2.0%), Portugal (2.8%) and Sweden (3.0%), and the highest in Latvia (15.5%), Bulgaria (12.5%) and Estonia (10.5%).