Lithuania recorded the euro zone’s highest price growth in August
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- Consumer prices in Lithuania rose 5.8% year on year in August, the highest rate among euro-using countries.
- The annual rate increased by 0.4 percentage points from July, while prices rose 0.1% during the month.
- Euro zone prices increased 3.3% year on year, with energy costs contributing substantially to the overall rise.
Lithuania recorded the euro zone’s fastest annual price growth in August, with prices rising 5.8% from a year earlier, according to Eurostat data.
The rate stood 0.4 percentage points above July’s figure. Prices in Lithuania increased 0.1% during August itself.
Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain and Belgium followed Lithuania with the next-highest rates. Prices rose more slowly in Latvia and Estonia, where Estonia recorded the lowest rate in the euro zone.
Across the euro zone, prices increased 3.3% year on year. Rising energy costs had a major influence on the overall increase.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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