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Urgent: Eurozone inflation falls sharply below target in March

Xinhua, March 31, 2017 Adjust font size:

The 19-country eurozone inflation fell sharply to 1.5 percent in March, lower than the European Central Bank's target of 2.0 percent, data from the European Statistics office showed Friday.

The lower-than-expected inflation rate is largely a result of slower rise in oil prices, the agency said. Endit