Italy's inflation rate edges up to 0.3% (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, October 30 - Italy's annual inflation rate edged up to 0.3% in October, an increase of 0.1 of a percentage point compared to September, Istat said Friday, confirming its October 30 preliminary estimate. The national statistics agency added that its consumer-price index was 0.2% higher in October than in September, according to provisional data. The slight speedup of inflation was mainly due to a further increase in the prices of unprocessed food (+4.2%, from +3.3% in September 2015) and of services related to recreation, including repair and personal care (+1.5%, from +1.1% in the previous month).