Euro area1 annual inflation was 3.0% in November 20112, unchanged compared with October. A year earlier the rate was 1.9%. Monthly inflation was 0.1% in November 2011. EU3 annual inflation was 3.4% in November 2011, unchanged compared with October. A year earlier the rate was 2.3%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in November 2011. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Inflation in the EU Member States In November 2011, the lowest annual rates were observed in Sweden (1.1%), Malta (1.5%) and Ireland (1.7%), and the highest in Slovakia and the United Kingdom (both