(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, AUGUST 18 - The annual inflation rate of the euro area stood at 8.9% in July 2022, up from 8.6% in June.
A year earlier the rate was 2.2%.
European Union annual inflation was 9.8% in July 2022, up from 9.6% in June (last year it was 2.5%).
The data are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
The harmonized inflation of Italy in July fell slightly to 8.4% (in June it was 8.5%).
The figure is below the average of the Eurozone (8.9%) and the Eurozone (9.8%).
The lowest annualized rates were recorded in France, Malta (both 6.8%) and Finland (8.0%).
The highest rates were recorded in Estonia (23.2%), Latvia (21.3%) and Lithuania (20.9%).
Compared with June, inflation fell in six Member States, remained stable in three and rose indefinitely.
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