FACTBOX-Nordic inflation rates on the rise

...inflation rates and forecasts. 
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              2004  2005  Mar06  2006  June07 
 EU            2.0   2.2   2.2   2.2    2.1 
 euro zone     2.1   2.2   2.3   2.2    1.9 
 Denmark       0.9*  1.7   1.9   1.9    1.7 
 Finland       0.1*  0.8*  1.0*  1.3*   1.3* 
 Sweden        1.0*  0.8*  0.9*  1.5*   1.5* 
 Euro threshold            2.63  2.87   2.8 
     
 Czech Rep     2.6   1.6   1.9   2.1    1.9 
 Estonia       3.0   4.1   4.1   4.4    5.0 
 Latvia        6.2   6.9   7.0   6.6    7.2 
 Lithuania     1.2   2.7   2.7   3.8    4.4 
 Hungary       6.8   3.5   3.2   4.0    7.1 
 Poland        3.6   2.2   1.5*  1.3*   1.8 
 Slovakia      7.5   2.8   3.2   4.3    3.0 
     
    * Among three lowest inflation rates in the EU. 
    All monthly inflation rates are moving 12 months average 
rate of change. 
    Source: Eurostat 
     
    FORECASTS 
                      2007    2008 
 EU                    2.2     2.1 
 euro zone             1.9     1.9 
 Denmark               1.9     2.2 
 Finland               1.5     1.7* 
 Sweden                1.2*    1.9 
 Threshold             2.8     3.2 
     
 Czech Rep             2.4     2.9 
 Estonia               5.1     5.3 
 Latvia                7.2     6.2 
 Lithuania             4.7     4.4 
 Hungary               7.5     3.8 
 Poland                2.0     2.5 
 Slovakia              1.7     2.4 
     
    Source: EU