Inflation in Greece jumped to 8% in March, says EUROSTAT

Greece’s inflation rate surged to 8% year-on-year in March, according to preliminary data released Friday by the European Union’s Census Bureau Eurostat.

Annual inflation in the euro area is expected to be 7.5% in March 2022, up from 5.9% in February.

Looking at the key components of eurozone inflation, energy followed the highest annual rate in March (44.7% compared to 32.0% in February), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (compared to 4.2% in February). 5.0%) is expected to continue. , Non-energy industrial products (3.4% compared to 3.1% in February) and services (2.7% compared to 2.5% in February).

The Greek Bureau of Statistics will release official March inflation data on April 15. The media has already reported reaching 8.5%.