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MNI BRIEF: EZ Nov Inflation Confirmed At Euro-Area High 4.9%

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Eurozone HICP jumped to an annual rate of 4.9% in November from 4.1% in October, confirming the flash estimate released late last month. That’s the highest level of inflation since the euro came to life in 1999. HICP rose by 0.4% between October and November, a slight downward revision form the 0.5% initially-reported gain.

Despite the rise, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday repeated that a rate hike is “very unlikely” in 2022. Following a meeting of the governing council, the ECB lifted its 2022 inflation projection to 3.2% from the 1.7% projected published in September.

Energy prices rose by an unrevised 2.9% in November and by 27.5% over the same month of last year, a slight upward revision from the flash estimate of 27.4%. Excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco, HICP rose by an annual rate of 2.5%, unchanged from the previous iteration.

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