Austrian inflation eases to 3% in May amid mixed energy prices

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2025-06-18
Vienna (dpa-AFX) - Austria's consumer price inflation eased slightly as initially estimated in May, the latest data from Statistics Austria showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index climbed 3% year-over-year in May, slower than the 3.1% increase in April. That was in line with the flash data published on June 3. Nonetheless, the inflation rate is still above the European Central Bank's stability target of 2%. "The strongest year-on-year price......
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