Euro zone April inflation confirmed at 1.7 percent, core rate revised up

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone prices rose by 1.7 percent in April, EU statistics agency Eurostat confirmed on Friday, while slightly revising upwards its estimates for core inflation.Eurostat said consumer prices in the 19-nation euro zone were 1.7 percent higher year-on-year, the same level as the flash estimate published on May 3, from 1.4 percent in March.The acceleration offers some mild relief to the European Central Bank, which targets inflation of just below 2 percent, although the jump..