Eurozone inflation accelerated, as estimated, at the fastest pace in more than four years in February, final data from Eurostat showed Thursday.
Headline inflation accelerated to 2 percent in February from 1.8 percent in January. The rate came in line with the flash estimate published on March 2. Inflation exceeded the central bank target.
A similar rate was last seen in January 2013 and was the highest since December 2012, when inflation was 2.2 percent.
The European Central Bank targets inflation 'below, but close to 2 percent'.
Month-on-month, consumer prices gained 0.4 percent in February.
Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, core inflation held steady at 0.9 percent in February, matching preliminary estimate.
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