ECONOMY

Greek inflation fifth lowest in eurozone in May

Greek inflation fifth lowest in eurozone in May

Inflation was significantly lower in Greece than in the eurozone last month, as Eurostat’s provisional estimates for May showed that Greece’s EU-harmonized consumer price index read 4.1% against a mean rate of 6.1% in the euro area.

In April Greece’s EU-harmonized index had come to 4.5%. The Greek rate was the fifth lowest in the eurozone last month.

May’s eurozone inflation rate was the lowest of the last 12 months, down from 7% in April.

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