The consumer price index in December in 19 euro-region countries such as Germany and France, where energy prices continue to rise, rose 5% compared to the previous year, the highest growth rate so far for the second consecutive month. Has been updated.
The Eurozone consumer price index for December, released by the EU-European Union on the 7th, rose 5.0% compared to the same month of the previous year.
It surpassed the previous month, which was the highest growth rate since 1997, and set a new record high for the second consecutive month.
The main reason for this is that the prices of electricity and gasoline continue to rise due to the soaring prices of crude oil and natural gas, and the effects of shortages due to the disruption of the global supply chain = supply network are also pushing up prices widely.
Among the major countries,
▽ Germany increased by 5.7%,
▽ France increased by 3.4%, and
▽ Italy increased by 4.2%.
Prices in the euro area have continued to exceed the European central bank's target of 2% for the sixth straight month.
The Central Bank of Europe says that the current rise in prices is only temporary and will fall below 2% by the end of the year, but in the market, if this is prolonged, the rise in prices could accelerate further in the form of rising wages. There is also a voice of.