Euro area annual inflation was -0.2% in February 2016, down from 0.3% in January 2016. In February 2015 the rate was -0.3%. European Union annual inflation was also -0.2% in February 2016, down from 0.3% in January. A year earlier the rate was -0.3%.
The largest upward impacts to euro area annual inflation came from restaurants and cafes (+0.13 percentage points), rents (+0.08 pp) and fruit (+0.06 pp), while fuels for transport (-0.49 pp), heating oil (-0.24 pp) and gas
(-0.10 pp) had the biggest downward impacts.
Euro is currently being traded few points above 1.1320 level. Pair is likely to find support around 1.1250 handle and resistance above 1.1380 level. Later today, in the US session,
Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index and
Current Account figures are scheduled for a release.