Eurostat: EU inflation rises to 2.3%, Czech rate hits 2.8%

Consumer prices in the EU rose by 2.3% year-on-year in June, up slightly from 2.2% in May, according to the latest data by the European statistics agency Eurostat published on Thursday. In Czechia, inflation increased to 2.8%, from 2.3% the previous month.

Eurostat uses harmonized data for EU-wide comparison, which may differ from figures published by the Czech Statistics Office. A year ago, EU inflation stood at 2.6%, while in Czechia it was 2.2%.