Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.
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International Inflation: Key Economic Indicators (71 KB, PDF)
UK inflation, as measured by the CPI, was 0.2% in the year to August, down from 1.0% in July. This was the CPI’s lowest rate since December 2015. UK inflation was 1.7% in August 2019.
EU inflation was 0.4% in August down from 0.8% in July. EU inflation was 1.3% in August 2019.
Inflation in the Eurozone was as -0.2% in the year to August, down from 0.4% in July. Eurozone inflation was 1.0% in August 2019.
In Germany, inflation was as -0.1% in August compared with 0.0% in July; in France inflation was 0.2% in August, down from 0.9% in July.
Hungary had the highest inflation rate in the EU in August (4.0%). The lowest inflation rate was in Greece (-2.3%).
Documents to download
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International Inflation: Key Economic Indicators (71 KB, PDF)
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