(Adds data, breakdown)
ATHENS, March 13 (Reuters) - Greece's annual
EU-harmonised inflation rate eased to 6.5% in February from 7.3%
in January, data from official statistics service ELSTAT showed
on Monday.
The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 14.5%
year-on-year last month, with transport up by 7.9%, the data
showed. Housing costs fell by 4.9%.
ELSTAT reported that headline consumer inflation also
dropped to 6.1% last month from 7.0% in January.
The statistics office offers a breakdown for February's
figures on its website.
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou; Editing by
Sharon Singleton)
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