EU inflation slightly down

BRUSSELS, May 17 (KUNA) -- European Union (EU) annual inflation was at 8.1 percent in April, down from 8.3 percent in March. A year earlier, the rate was 8.1 percent, said the Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, on Wednesday.

The euro area annual inflation rate was at 7.0 percent in April, up from 6.9 percent in March. A year earlier, the rate was at 7.4 percent.
In April, the highest contribution to the annual euro area's inflation rate came from food and tobacco followed by services, non-energy industrial goods and energy, it added. (end) nk.gta.