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Michael Fitzpatrick

Eurozone rocked by record inflation as prices soar 10 percent

Stoked by a 41 percent increase in energy prices, the yearly inflation rate in the 19-country single currency area has hit its highest level since records began. REUTERS - Dado Ruvic

Eurozone consumer prices skyrocketed by a record 10 percent in September, according to official data released on Friday. Inflation has reached double digits on the back of soaring energy prices caused by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Stoked by a 41 percent increase in energy prices, the yearly inflation rate in the 19-country single currency area hit its highest level since records began, according to the EU's statistics agency, Eurostat.

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