Eurozone inflation eased to 0.8 percent as initially estimated in December, according to final data from Eurostat, released Thursday. The rate was down from 0.9 percent in November.
Inflation has stayed below the European Central Bank's target of 'below, but close to 2 percent' for the eleventh consecutive month.
Monthly inflation was 0.3 percent in December.
Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, core inflation eased to 0.7 percent from 0.9 percent in November. The core rate also matched flash estimate published on January 7.
Greece posted the sharpest annual fall, down 1.8 percent, followed by Cyprus with 1.3 percent decline. Estonia and Austria registered the highest growth of 2 percent.
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