The level of inflation
registered by Italian statistics bureau ISTAT in September will
cost an estimated 333 euros per household a year, consumers'
group Federconsumatori said on Friday.
"The fact that continues to cause great concern is that the
increase in prices is in strong contrast with household
revenues", said the group's president, Emilio Viafora, who also
cited "persisting high levels of unemployment".
In its preliminary estimate on Friday, ISTAT said that
inflation dropped to 1.1% in September from 1.2% in August.
It also said the prices of the most frequently bought goods
in Italy's inflation trolley rose an annual 1.2% in September
compared to 0.6% in August, largely due to the prices of fresh
vegetables.
Italy's unemployment rate dropped to 10.9% in the second
quarter of this year, 0.4 of a percentage point lower than the
previous three months and 0.6 down in the same period in 2016,
ISTAT said earlier this month.
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