The annual inflation in the European Union (EU) was 3.6 per cent in the month, down from 4.9 per cent in September, according to the EU statistical office Eurostat. A year earlier, the rate was 11.5 per cent.
The euro area annual inflation rate was 2.9 per cent in October, down from 4.3 per cent in September. It was 10.6 per cent a year earlier.
The annual inflation in the EU was 3.6 per cent in the month, down from September’s 4.9 per cent.
It was 11.5 per cent a year earlier.
The lowest annual rates were registered in Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark.
The lowest annual rates were registered in Belgium (minus 1.7 per cent), the Netherlands (minus 1 per cent) and Denmark (minus 0.4 per cent).
The highest annual rates were recorded in Hungary (9.6 per cent), Czechia (9.5 per cent) and Romania (8.3 per cent).
Compared with September this year, annual inflation fell in 22 member states and rose in five in the month.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)