Some 15.8 million people within the 16-nation euro region were unemployed in June, up 6,000 from May and 788,000 higher than the year-earlier month. In the 27-member EU, unemployment held at 9.6 % in June. Spain had the highest jobless rate in the EU at 20%.
July inflation report is an initial estimate and the statistics office will release a breakdown including the core rate on Aug. 16. In June, core inflation, which excludes volatile energy prices, accelerated to 0.9 % from 0.8%
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