Services prices up 4.2% yr/yr (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Brussels, 30 Aug - Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.2% in August, down from 2.6% in July according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Among the main components of euro area inflation, services are expected to have the highest annual rate in August, up 4.2% compared with 4.0% in July, followed by food, alcohol and tobacco, up 2.4% against 2.3% in July, non-energy industrial goods, up 0.4% compared with 0.7% in July, and energy, down 3.0% compared with up 1.2% in July.

The final reading for August is scheduled September 18.

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