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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Inflation Hits Record 8.9% in 19 Countries Using the Euro

FILE - Euro banknotes lie on a table in Munich, Germany, on March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices driven partly by Russia's war in Ukraine, but the economy still managed some meager growth.

Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, an increase from 8.6% in June, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency. Inflation has been running at its highest level since 1997, when record-keeping for the euro began, The Associated Press said.

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