17 December 2003, 14:05  Euro zone November inflation stuck at 2.2%

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 - Inflation in the euro zone remained stuck at 2.2 percent in November, the same as previously estimated, the European Union statistics office said on Wednesday. Eurostat said inflation in the 12-nation bloc rose 0.1 percent in November from October, mainly due to a rise in food prices that were pushed up by higher tobacco prices. The figure was in line with economists forecasts. The core rate of inflation, referred to by the European Central Bank which aims for inflation around 2.0 percent, was steady an annual rate of 2.0 percent for the third month in a row.//

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