Inflation steady at 2% ahead of ECB meeting next week

Ireland’s rate of inflation, at 1.6%, was among the lowest in the eurozone
Inflation steady at 2% ahead of ECB meeting next week

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt. The data comes ahead of a two-day meeting of the ECB’s Governing Council next week where interest rates will be discussed.

Inflation across the eurozone remained steady at 2% during June, new data from Eurostat shows, ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank next week to discuss interest rates.

According to the data, inflation was up marginally from 1.9% recorded in May. Ireland’s rate of inflation, 1.6%, was among the lowest in the eurozone just behind the 0.5% recorded in Cyprus and the 0.9% recorded in France.

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