Lithuania’s annual harmonized inflation rate reached 3.7% in September, exceeding the European Union average, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported on October 17.
Among the Baltic States, Latvia recorded a 4.2% annual increase in consumer prices, while Estonia’s inflation was the highest at 5.3%.
Month over month, prices in Lithuania rose by 0.4%, in Latvia by 0.1%, while in Estonia they fell by 1.1%, Eurostat said.
Across the European Union, consumer prices increased by an average of 2.6% YoY in September, while inflation in the euro area stood at 2.2%. On a monthly basis, prices in both the EU and the eurozone rose by 0.1%. (LRT)