Eurozone inflation reaches record 8.1% in May
By DW
01 June 2022 |
4:24 pm
Inflation in the eurozone has hit another record high, as the war in Ukraine stokes energy and food prices. Prices had already been increasing because of supply chain problems in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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