Inflation hits record 10% in 19 EU countries using euro

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Source: Associated Press, via WTOP

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Inflation hits record 10% in 19 EU countries using euro

The Associated Press
September 30, 2022, 7:10 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe’s major economies as higher prices undermine consumers’ spending power.

Consumer prices in the 19-country eurozone rose a record 10% in September from a year earlier, up from an annual 9.1% in August, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday. Only a year ago, inflation was as low as 3.4%.

Price increases were beyond what market analysts had expected and are at their highest level since record-keeping for the euro started in 1997. Energy prices were the main culprit, rising 40.8% over a year ago. Food, alcohol and tobacco prices jumped 11.8%.

“I’m already looking a lot more for special offers,” said Myriam Maierhofer, a 64-year-old trainer and coach for staff development, who was shopping Thursday at weekly outdoor market in Cologne, Germany. “I don’t throw away so much so quickly, so I’ve become more economical with food. And this morning, I also turned down the heating in the rooms again.”

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[elias7]

1. I wish this news were more widely reported in the US media

Many people for some reason are being convinced that domestic policy of Bidens is contributing to inflation, and the media’s responsibility is to explain that this is a global problem.

[Bayard]

2. And its all Biden's fault

[RobinA]

3. My Thoughts Exactly!

The man is a magician! He neither lives nor runs things over there, yet he wreaks the same havoc over there as he has here!