28 September 2001, 11:06 Italy Sept Preliminary NIC index CPI unchanged from Aug; up 2.6 pct yr-on-yr
ROME (AFX) - Preliminary consumer prices according to the NIC
index, including tobacco prices, were unchanged in September from
August and were up 2.6 pct from a year earlier, statistics bureau ISTAT
said.
In August, NIC CPI, including tobacco, was unchanged from July and
was up 2.8 pct from a year earlier.
Italy's EU harmonised index of consumer prices was up 0.1 pct in
September from August and was up 2.6 pct from a year earlier. In August
it was unchanged from July and was up 2.8 pct from a year earlier.
The NIC CPI is the lowest increase since October. The harmonised
CPI is the lowest since March, ISTAT said.
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