Fluch, Manfred; Rumler, Fabio - In: Monetary Policy & the Economy (2005) 2, pp. 69-89
2004, the inflation rate dropped by half to 1.5% per annum from 2.7% (1987—1994). Initial price declines, e.g. in the food …. Overall inflation hardly changed following the street debut of euro banknotes and coins at the beginning of 2002; yet, prices … downward price adjustments roughly balanced each other out, no marked effect on the aggregate inflation rate was observed. To …