Eurozone inflation rises to 1.9 pct in February

BRUSSELS, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Annual inflation in the eurozone is expected to reach 1.9 percent in February, up from 1.7 percent in January, according to a flash estimate released on Tuesday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Services are projected to record the highest annual rate in February at 3.4 percent, compared with 3.2 percent in January. Food, alcohol and tobacco are estimated to