Slovakia's EU measure of inflation accelerated in May to the highest level in nearly one-and-a-half years, data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Wednesday.
The EU measure of the harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, rose 4.3 percent year-on-year in May, faster than the 3.9 percent increase in April.
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