MW : Consumer prices fall 0.2% in euro zone in Aug.
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Consumer prices in the euro zone fell 0.2% in August, according to an initial estimate issued by Eurostat on Monday, from a 0.7% fall in July. No detailed breakdown of the data is available. August data are apparently higher than consensus, unrevised despite higher-than-expected inflation published in Germany and Spain late last week, according to analysts at BNP Paribas. The consensus forecast was -0.4%, before the data were released, the analysts said.
