Eurozone inflation hits two-year high

Eurozone inflation lurched sharply higher in October 2007 and article suggests that this runs a significant risk of soon hitting 3 per cent, putting pressure on the European Central Bank as growth in the 13-country eurozone economy starts to slow.

Eurostat: News Release No.148, 2007: Euro area inflation estimated at 2.6% http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-press-releases/-/2-31102007-BP

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