Eurozone inflation holds at 2.2% in April

Inflation in the eurozone remained unchanged in April at 2.2 percent despite a faster fall in energy prices, official data showed on Friday.

Core inflation — which strips out volatile energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices and is a key indicator for the European Central Bank — accelerated more than expected to 2.7 percent in April, after registering 2.4 percent in March.