Annual inflation in the euro zone 0.9% in December, at the level of forecasts

According to final data of the EU statistical agency Eurostat, the annual consumer price index for the euro area amounted to 0,9% in December 2008 compared with 0,5% a month earlier. The value of the meet analysts' forecasts.
In monthly terms, the consumer price index rose in December to 0.3% after rising 0.1% in the previous month.
Annual consumer price index excluding prices for food, tobacco, alcohol and fuel (main index) was 1.1% during the period when the previous value of 1.0%. Economists were expecting the main index does not change