Prices in the eurozone were unchanged in October compared to the same period last year, according to an initial estimate by Eurostat.
In September prices fell by 0.1 percent year-on-year.
The only slight improvement to zero percent keeps up the pressure for more stimulus measures to accelerate price growth.
The prices of food, alcohol and tobacco (+1.5 percent), services (+1.3 percent) and industrial goods (+0.4 percent) all increased, but the factor that prevented the overall figure from rising was energy – the cost of which was 8.7 percent down on the same period last year.
Read more: Eurozone prices and jobless data better, but still not good enough | euronews, economy
In September prices fell by 0.1 percent year-on-year.
The only slight improvement to zero percent keeps up the pressure for more stimulus measures to accelerate price growth.
The prices of food, alcohol and tobacco (+1.5 percent), services (+1.3 percent) and industrial goods (+0.4 percent) all increased, but the factor that prevented the overall figure from rising was energy – the cost of which was 8.7 percent down on the same period last year.
Read more: Eurozone prices and jobless data better, but still not good enough | euronews, economy
