In March 2018, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.3% on monthly basis and by 0.8% compared with March 2017 (it was +0.5% in February 2018). The flash estimate was +0.9%. <\/p>\n
In March, the recovery of inflation was mainly due to the wide reduction of the decrease of Unprocessed food (-0.4% from -3.2%). Other contributions came from Tobacco (+2.2% from +0.3% in February) and Services related to transport (+2.5%, from +1.9%).<\/p>\n
As a consequence, taking into account the slowdown of the growth of prices of Energy (+3.0% from +3.7% in the previous month), mainly due to Non-regulated energy products (+1.1% from +2.1%), inflation excluding energy and unprocessed food (core inflation) and inflation excluding energy showed an acceleration (slight for the first, +0.7% from +0.6% and wider for the second, +0.5% from +0.2%).<\/p>\n
The increase on monthly basis of All items index was mainly due to prices of Tobacco (+1.8%) and Services related to transport (+1.7%, which were affected by seasonal factors). <\/p>\n
The annual rate of change of prices of Goods was +0.7% (up from +0.3% in February) and that one of prices of Services was +0.9% (up from +0.8% in the previous month). As a consequence, the inflationary gap between Services and Goods, although less extensive, was positive and equal to +0.2 percentage points (it was +0.5 in February). <\/p>\n
Prices of Grocery and unprocessed food increased by 0.1% on monthly basis and by 0.4% on annual basis (reversing the trend from -0.6% in the previous month).<\/p>\n
In March 2018, the Italian harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 2.3% compared with February and by 0.9% with respect to March 2017 (it was +0.5% in February). The flash estimate was +1.1%. The wide increase on monthly basis was mainly due to the conclusion of winter sales of Clothing and footwear, which are not taken into account in the national index NIC. <\/p>\n
In March core inflation, measured by Italian HICP was +0.8% (up from +0.6% in February). Also inflation excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco and inflation excluding energy (both of them +0.7%) accelerated (up from +0.5% the first and +0.3% the second).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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