July’s jump in euro-zone core inflation was entirely due to delayed summer sales, so it should reverse in August now that those sales have begun. Meanwhile, social distancing rules appear to have had a limited effect on inflation so far. We expect weak demand to pull core inflation down over the rest of the year.
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