According to preliminary estimates of European statistical agency Eurostat, annual inflation in 19 countries of the Eurozone in November jumped to 1% from 0.7% in October. Analysts predicted acceleration of inflation to 0.9%. A year earlier, in November 2018, annual inflation in the eurozone was 1.9%. According to preliminary estimates, core inflation in November amounted to 1.3% against the level of October at 1.1%. The acceleration of inflation in the region was caused by a rise in food and services prices. Core inflation excluding food and energy prices picked up to 1.5% from 1.2% a month earlier, beating expectations for 1.3%. The inflation excluding alcohol and tobacco prices, accelerated to 1.3% from 1.1%, ahead of forecasts for 1.2%.
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