Apr 17 (Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices
(HICP) rose 0.8% month-on-month in March and were also up 8.1%
from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on
Monday, partly revising down preliminary data.
The preliminary estimate had pointed to +0.8% month-on-month
and +8.2% year-on-year.
March's 8.1% annual rate was down from +9.8% in February.
The main domestic price index (NIC), fell 0.4% on the month
and increased 7.6% annually, declining from 9.1% annual rise in
February.
Core inflation (net of fresh food and energy) was running at
+6.8% year-on-year on the HICP index in March, down from +7.0%
in the month before.
ISTAT gave the following details:
The EU-harmonised index (HICP):
MAR FEB JAN
Monthly change +0.8% +0.1% -1.5%
Yr/yr inflation +8.1%r +9.8% +10.7%
Index (base 2015=100) 120.3r 119.4 119.3
The NIC index:
Monthly change -0.4%r +0.2% +0.1%
Yr-on-yr inflation +7.6%r +9.1% +10.0%
Index (base 2015=100) 118.8r 119.3 119.1
(Reporting by Luca Fratangelo, editing Antonella Cinelli)
