AMSTERDAM, March 2 (Reuters) - Inflation in the
Netherlands picked up again in February after four months of
deceleration, driven by surging food prices, Dutch statistics
agency CBS said on Thursday.
Consumer prices, harmonised to be comparable with inflation
data from other European Union countries (HICP), were 8.9%
higher than a year before, following an 8.4% reading in January.
The growth was mainly driven by food prices, which were 15%
higher on average than in February last year.
Inflation in the euro zone's fifth-largest economy peaked at
17% in September last year.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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