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Italy May EU-harmonised CPI decelerates to 1.9% y/y, in line with forecast
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Posted on May 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Italy's EU-harmonised CPI rose 0.1% month-on-month in May, with an annual rate of 1.9%, as per ISTAT. Core inflation held steady at 2.1%.
ROME (Reuters) -Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 0.1% month-on-month in May and the annual inflation rate decelerated to 1.9%, preliminary figures by official statistics agency ISTAT showed on Friday.
A Reuters survey of 21 analysts had pointed to a flat month-on-month reading and a 1.9% year-on-year rise.
Core inflation (net of fresh food and energy) was running at 2.1% year-on-year on the HICP index in May, like in April.
ISTAT also reported that the main domestic price index (NIC), was flat on the month and down to 1.7% annually in May, following a 1.9% annual rate the previous month.
(Reporting by Antonella Cinelli, graphic by Stefano Bernabei, editing by Giulia Segreti)
The annual inflation rate in Italy decelerated to 1.9% in May, according to preliminary figures from ISTAT.
Core inflation, which excludes fresh food and energy, was reported at 2.1% year-on-year on the HICP index in May, unchanged from April.
ISTAT reported that the main domestic price index was flat month-on-month and decreased to 1.7% annually in May, down from 1.9% the previous month.
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