Italy's annual inflation rate climbed
to 6.9% this month, the highest level since it stood at 7% March
1986, according to a preliminary estimate released by ISTAT on
Tuesday.
That was up from an annual inflation rate of 6% in April.
The national statistics agency said an additional acceleration
in energy prices, from +39.5% to +42.2%, fuelled the rise in the
overall inflation rate.
It said its consumer-price index was up by 0.9% in
month-on-month terms.
The agency said the increase in its trolley index of frequently
bought items such as food and household goods rose from 5.7% in
April to 6.7% this month, again the highest level since March
1986, when it was 7.2%.
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