ITALY CER THINK-TANK UPS 2001 CPI FCAST (NIC) TO 2.5% (2.2%) High Street Networking

29 March 2001, 19:18 ITALY CER THINK-TANK UPS 2001 CPI FCAST (NIC) TO 2.5% (2.2%)

-2001 GDP FORECAST UNCHANGED AT 2.7%
-2001 DEFICIT-TO-GDP FCAST UNCHANGED AT 1.3%
- 2001 DEBT-TO-GDP FCAST CUTS TO 104.4% FROM 106.2%
-2001 PRIMARY SURPLUS FCAST CUTS TO 4.8% FROM 5.1%
-2002 GDP FCAST CUTS TO 2.8% FROM 3.1%
- 2002 CPI FORECAST RAISES TO 1.7% FROM 1.6%