Eurozone inflation falls to lowest since 2008 crisis: Eurostat

BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation fell to 0.5 percent in March, official data showed on Monday, the lowest rate since the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009.

By component, food, alcohol and tobacco prices rose 1.1 percent in March, after rising 1.5 percent in February, but energy costs were down 2.1 percent, after a fall of 2.3 percent in February, the Eurostat statistics agency said.