2018 inflation steady at 1.2%, ISTAT

(ANSA) - Rome, January 16 - Italy's inflation rate was steady at 1.2% in 2018, the same as 2017, ISTAT confirmed Wednesday.
    Underlying inflation, net of energy and fresh food, was also steady at 0.7%, the statistics agency said.
    Inflation in December fell to 1.1% from 1.6% in November, ISTAT said, again confirming its preliminary estimates.
    Italy's inflation trolley of most frequently bought goods rose 0.7% in December, ISTAT said.
    This compared with a 0.9% rise in November, the statistics agency said.
    In 2018 the trolley prices rose 1.2%, in line with the general annual inflation rate and down from 1.5% in 2017.