Italian purchasing power up 0.8%

(ANSA) - Rome, July 1 - The purchasing power of Italian households increased by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the previous three months and by 0.8% with respect to the same period in 2014, national statistics agency Istat said Wednesday. Italian households' disposable income increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2015 with respect to the previous three-month period and by 0.6% compared to the first quarter of 2014, Istat said.