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FILE - People fill up the shopping streets in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.

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Video. Inflation in eurozone hits record high of 4.9%

Updated: 01/12/2021 - 13:42 GMT+1

Consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are rising at a record rate as a result of a huge spike in energy costs this year.

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