Inflation has returned to the eurozone, with a rise registered in April that lifts the figures out of negative territory, but overall the rate remains stable at 0%.<br /><br /> In general consumer spending throughout the eurozone has remained strong despite often severe unemployment<br />which shows little signs of contracting despite the return to growth.<br /><br /> The flash estimate provides no country-by-country data but the trend is clear: Since last November price pressure has been on the build.<br /><br /> The ECB’s liquidity policy appears to have helped encourage banks to resume lending, and it has driven down the euro making exports more competitive.<br /><br /> But the major worry remains unemployment, which on a political level is starting to pose a problem for some of Europe’s traditional parties as dynamic young groups rail against their seeming inability to challenge vested interests and create jobs.<br /><br /> German unemployment, however, has fallen to a two-decade low<br />although generous wage deals for those in work are
