Euro area: February inflation reviewFlash estimate
According to Eurostat's Flash estimate, the Euro area annual headline inflation averaged 1. 9 0 % in February , up from 1. 6 7 % in January . Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, alcohol and tobacco prices, recorded 2. 41 %, versus 2. 19 % in the previous month. Flash estimates by components showed: A high er contribution of Services to annual headline inflation at 1.5 8 pp (1. 48 pp in January ). A broadly unchanged contribution of Food, Alcohol and Tobacco to 0. 49 pp (0. 50 pp in January ). A negative contribution of the e nergy component at -0. 3...