Annual inflation in the euro zone was 2.4 per cent in April, revised upwards from an earlier estimate of 2.2 per cent, the EU's statistical office Eurostat reported.
In March, annual inflation was 2.5 per cent and in April last year it was 2.9 per cent.
Eurostat said the annual inflation in April was higher than in its previous estimate because of a higher-than-expected increase in the clothing and tobacco sub-indices, particularly in Spain, and also because of rounding effects.
Alcohol and tobacco prices were up 3.9 per cent year-on-year, while clothing prices were up 2.4 per cent.
READ MORE
Food prices were up 3.4 per cent year-on-year, while housing prices were up 1.3 per cent year-on-year.
AFP