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Euro zone inflation falls to cooler-than-expected 1.9% in May, below ECB target

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Euro zone inflation fell by more than expected to 1.9% in May according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat .

Economists polled by Reuters had expected the May reading to come in at 2% . This is below the European Central Bank's 2% inflation target.

Core inflation, which excludes energy, food, tobacco and alcohol prices, eased from 2.7% in April to 2.3% in June .

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