The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, gained 12.6% year-on-year in June, following an 11.8% increase in May.

On a month-on-month basis, the HICP rose 1.1% in June, after a 1.4% growth in the previous month.

Earlier, the statistical office showed that consumer prices grew 13.2% yearly in June, the strongest rise since June 2000. On the month, consumer prices rose 1.2%.