Eurozone inflation slows to 2.6% in February

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Eurozone inflation eased to 2.6 per cent in February, but the figure was higher than expected by economists as the cost of living for consumers continued to rise at persistently strong rates.

The annual increase of consumer prices in the 20 countries that share the euro slowed from 2.8 per cent in January, according to