Cyprus inflation rises to 4.2 per cent, as eurozone inflation falls to 2.7 per cent

Cyprus annual inflation reaches 4.2 per cent in December 2011

Annual inflation in Cyprus recorded an increase during the month of December 2011, while subsideing on average in the EU and the Eurozone. 

According to Eurostat data the annual inflation rate rose to 4.2 per cent in Cyprus, up from 4 per cent in November. 

Euro area annual inflation was 2.7 per cent in December 2011, down from three per cent in November, while a year earlier the rate was 2.2 per cent. 

EU annual inflation was three per cent in December 2011, down from 3.4 per cent in November. A year earlier, the rate was 2.7 per cent.