Italie - Taux d'inflation

The annual inflation rate in Italy is expected to rise to 0.5 percent in December 2019 from 0.2 percent in November and slightly below market expectations of 0.6 percent, a preliminary estimate showed. It should be the highest inflation rate since June, mainly attributable to prices of transport (1.2 percent vs -0.3 percent in November) and food & non-alcoholic beverages (0.9 percent vs 0.8 percent). In contrast, cost is seen falling for housing & utilities (-1.6 percent vs -1.8 percent). Annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food is expected to remain steady at 0.7 percent. Excluding only energy, the inflation should remain unchanged at 0.8 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices are set to increase 0.2 percent, after dropping 0.2 percent in November, in line with market expectations. The harmonized index is seen rising to 0.5 percent on the year (vs 0.2 percent in November) and increasing 0.2 percent on the month (vs -0.3 percent in November).

The annual inflation rate in Italy came in at 0.2 percent in November of 2019, the same as in the previous month and slightly lower than a preliminary estimate of 0.4 percent. It remained the lowest inflation rate since November 2016.

Italy’s annual inflation rate is expected to pick up to 0.4 percent in November 2019 from 0.2 percent in the previous month and above market expectations of 0.3 percent, a preliminary estimate showed. It was the highest inflation since August, as higher costs of processed food including alcohol, non-durable goods and durable goods were only partially offset by a slowdown in prices of services related to transport.

The annual inflation rate in Italy fell to 0.2 percent in October 2019 from 0.3 percent in the previous month, below a preliminary estimate and market expectations of 0.3 percent. It was the lowest inflation rate since November 2016, as cost of regulated energy products dropped further. On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.1 percent, after a 0.6 percent decline in the prior month and against market forecasts and a preliminary reading of a flat reading.

The annual inflation rate in Italy is expected to remain unchanged at 0.3 percent in October 2019, the lowest since November 2016 and slightly above market forecasts of 0.2 percent, preliminary estimates showed. Higher food prices should be partly offset by a further decline in those of housing & utilities.

The annual inflation rate in Italy fell to 0.3 percent in September of 2019 from 0.4 percent in the previous month and below preliminary estimates of 0.4 percent. It was the lowest inflation since November of 2016.