Greek EU-harmonised inflation rises to 2.9% y/y in December

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation accelerated to 2.9% in December from 2.8% in November, data showed on Tuesday.

Month-on-month consumer inflation rose by 0.1%

The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 3.8% year-on-year in December, with prices of hotels, cafes, and restaurants up by 5.2%, the data showed.

EU-harmonised inflation is an index of components that is used across the EU to measure inflation in a consistent way.

Official statistics service ELSTAT also reported that headline consumer inflation in December rose to 2.6% from 2.4% in November.