Legend Countries <1 11 >=1 - <1.5 4 >=1.5 - <2 4 >=2 - <2.5 1 >=2.5 - <3 2 >=3 - <4 3 >=4 - <5 0 >=5 - <6 1 >=6 1 Euro area: 0.9% (EU: 1.7%) Min.: -2.4% (Ireland) Overall HICP inflation rate by countries: January 2010 4 2 0 - Breakdown of overall index: January 2010 Date range: 1996 1998 Jan 1996 Measuring inflation in the euro area: The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HIC
