prices
In March 2024, inflation in the euro area fell from 2.6% to 2.4%, as reported by Eurostat today, marking a four-month low and confirming preliminary data. The euro area comprises countries that use the euro as their national currency within the European Union. The main components contributing to inflation vary. In March, services saw the highest yearly increase, remaining at 4.0% compared to February. Following this, food, alcohol, and tobacco had a rate of 2.7%, down from 3.9% in the previous month. Non-energy industrial goods rose by 1.1%, a decrease from 1.6% in February, while energy price...
Euronews (English)
Newly announced details of a post-Brexit border check system has drawn criticism from businesses and trade bodies in the UK, with a warning that it could inflate food prices and lead the closure of several small businesses. From 30 April this year, firms importing plants or animal products from the EU via the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel will have to pay up to £145 per consignment to cover the costs of a new border check. The post-Brexit measures are designed to preserve "effective biosecurity and public health systems," according to the UK government, which announced details of the charges of ...
Euronews (English)
One of the countries hardest hit by a fall in property prices was Luxembourg where house prices slumped 14.4%, following a 13.9% fall in the preceding three months. Within the eurozone, average house prices were down by 1.1% in the last three months of 2023 compared with the year before, according to the House Price Index, an indicator by Eurostat. House prices for the European Union as a whole showed a slight climb of 0.2% increase for the year. The results show that average prices are not dropping as much as before - the same index was down 2.2% and 1.1% in the eurozone and the EU respective...
Euronews (English)
Annual inflation slowed as prices rose 1% compared to the previous year in Switzerland, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday. The rate of the price increase was less than expected and also slower than the 1.2% measured in the previous month. As a matter of fact, it was the slowest since September 2021, vindicating thesurprise rate cut from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) last month. Annual core inflation, excluding volatile items such as food and energy prices, also slowed to 1% from the previous 1.1%. Switzerland and Norway could invest $100 billion in IndiaPrices remained unchan...
Euronews (English)
Cloiseau's Easter Egg collection is inspired by the Olympic Games, set to be hosted in Paris from Friday, July 26th until Sunday, August 11 this year. The work took thirty-five hours to make and features a huge central egg surrounded by a racetrack holding smaller eggs. The sculpture weighs 7.6 kg and the chocolates are available in stores and online across Paris. The €2500 price tag corresponds to the rising cost of Easter eggs across Europe. With the price of cocoa breaking a new record, the cost of Easter chocolates has risen an average of five per cent more this year. The cost of chocolate...
Euronews (English)
Spanish inflation picked up in March, consumer prices rose by 3.2% compared to the previous year, following the previous month's 2.8%, according to a flash estimate from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The EU-harmonised CPI in Spain rose by 1.3% in March compared to the previous month, following a 0.4% increase in February. The higher inflation figures are mainly due to an increase in electricity and fuel prices, while the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased at a slower pace than in the same month last year. However, core inflation, excluding food and energy, slowed t...
Euronews (English)
Increased average temperatures could drive up annual food inflation by up to 3.2% per year and overall inflation by up to 1.18% per year by 2035, according to a fresh study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). In the study, the scientists looked at how climate factors such as high temperatures and extreme rainfall have affected inflation in historical data, but they did not take a separate look at which food items were likely to be most affected. "Looking at over 27,000 observations of historical data, we found that increases in temperatures can increase food prices, par...
Euronews (English)
The fight against rising prices and social inequalities are the most important issues for European voters ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, according to an exclusive poll by Ipsos for Euronews. Beating out topics like climate change and immigration, economic issues represent four out of the top five topics that Europeans think should be the highest priorities for incoming decision-makers. The first-of-its-kind survey, conducted in 18 countries representing 96% of the EU's population, found that rising prices remain the leading electoral issue for Europeans, followed closely b...
Euronews (English)
Inflation in the EU has been gradually and consistently falling since its peak at 11.5% in October 2022. In January 2024, the annual inflation in the EU was 3.1%, down from 3.4% in December according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. That was in sharp contrast to the same time last year when it was 10.0%. At the same time, the eurozone area annual inflation rate was 2.8% in January 2024, down from 2.9% in December and considerably lower than the 8.6% seen in January 2023. Prices are rising slowlyFalling inflation indicates that consumer prices are increasing more slowly than they ...
Euronews (English)
Olive oil, the golden lifeblood of Mediterranean cuisine, is experiencing a staggering rise in price, especially in the southern European countries where it is produced. The price of olive oil in Portugal soared by 69.1% in January 2024 compared to last year, well above the average of 50% in the EU, according to Eurostat. As a comparison, general food inflation was 4.8% in January across the bloc. In Spain, the world’s biggest olive oil producer, prices jumped 62.9% in January compared to the previous year. Spain hit hard by rising price of olive oil as climate change takes its toll on product...
Euronews (English)
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら