Breaking: Annual HICP in euro area drops to 9.2% in December vs. 9.7% expected

Inflation in the euro area, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), declined to 9.2% on a yearly basis in December from 10.1% in November, Eurostat announced on Friday. This reading came in below the market expectation of 9.7%.

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