EU inflation slowed down in April; Mild price growth and in Croatia …

The EU inflation in April slowed slightly, it was stable in the euro area, and the price growth decreased in Croatia, the Eurostat report showed on Monday. At EU level, the annual inflation rate measured by the harmonized consumer prices (HIPC) index, which enabled comparison between Member States was 2.4 percent in April.

In March, EU levels increased by 2.5 percent. Consumer prices in the Eurozone were 2.2 percent higher in April than in the same year last year, as in March, which is in line with the preliminary estimates that Eurostat published in early May.

In April 2024, the Annual Inflation rate in the EU was 2.6 percent, and the Eurozone was 2.4 percent, the European Statistical Office report shows. At a monthly level, consumer prices in the EU increased by 0.5 percent, show the tables. In the Eurozone, they were more than March by 0.6 percent, as showed a preliminary estimate of Eurostat from the beginning of May.

Romania on the forehead

By far the highest annual rate of inflation measured by HICP, it recorded Romania in April, of 4.9 percent. The following are Estonia and Hungary, where consumer prices have increased by 4.4 respectively by 4.2 percent.

In Croatia, a growth of consumer prices measured by HICP was recorded in Croatia by four percent compared to the same month last year. Preliminary assessment of European statistics from the beginning of the month showed prices by 3.9 percent.

In March, the annual rate of inflation measured by HICP in Croatia was 4.3 percent. In April last year it reached 4.7 percent.

A monthly comparison shows that prices in Croatia increased by 0.7 percent in April, in accordance with the Eurostat estimate of May 2.

Croatia was side by side in April, where the annual inflation rate measured by HICP was also four percent. Slovakia and the Netherlands are close, with footsteps of 3.9 respectively 4.1 percent.

France -up to April last year, France, by 0.9 percent, shows the farm of the prices compared to April, Eurostat’s data show. Following Cyprus and Denmark, with price increases for 1.4 and 1.5 percent.