Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency

FILE - People fill up the shopping streets in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Inflation for the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fuelled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1% in August, up from 8.9% recorded in July. That's according to the latest figures released Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 by the European Union statistics agency. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)