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(Reuters) -Starting the day with a cup of coffee has become more expensive, the European Union’s statistics office said on Thursday, highlighting a jump in the price of the staple along with those of sugar and milk. “Recent price rises might make this morning staple almost a luxury,” Eurostat said, reporting that coffee prices had on average surged 16.9% in August from a year earlier. Fresh whole milk now cost 24.3% more on average, while consumers paid 22.2% more for fresh low fat milk, Eurostat said. Sugar saw the sharpest increase, with its average price jumping 33.4%. The data showed price…