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Euro zone annual inflation in August was 1.6 per cent – Eurostat flash estimate

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Euro zone annual inflation in August was 1.6 per cent – Eurostat flash estimate

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Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.6 per cent in August 2010, according to a flash estimate issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on August 31 2010. It was 1.7 per cent in July.

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