Eurozone inflation surged to another record high in August, fuelled by soaring energy prices that are threatening to plunge the region into recession.
Annual inflation across the bloc rose to 9.1pc this month, up from 8.9pc in July, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
Prices are rising at the fastest rate since records began in 1997, piling pressure on the European Central Bank to continue raising interest rates at its meeting next week.
