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The rate, up 0.1 percent from an initial estimate, marked the 16th month running during which inflation exceeded the European Central Bank's target of below but close to 2.0 percent, having peaked at 3.0 percent in September.
The European Union's Eurostat data agency said the rate in the region's biggest economy Germany was 2.3 percent, but the figures also showed a sharp climb in Italy from 3.4 percent to 3.8 percent.