ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised
consumer prices (HICP) rose a preliminary 0.6% month-on-month in
April, with annual inflation slowing to 1.0% from 1.2% in March,
national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Tuesday.
A Reuters survey of 18 analysts had pointed to a 0.6% rise
month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 1.1%.
Core inflation (net of fresh food and energy) was running at
2.4% year-on-year in April, in line with the month before.
ISTAT also reported that the main domestic price index
(NIC), was up 0.2% on the month and up 0.9% annually in April,
following a 1.2% annual rate in March.
ISTAT gave the following preliminary breakdown:
The EU-harmonised index (HICP):
April March Feb
Monthly change 0.6 1.2 0.0
Yr/yr inflation 1.0 1.2 0.8
Index (base 2015=100) 122.5 121.8 120.4
The NIC index:
April March Feb
Monthly change 0.2 0.0 0.1
Yr/yr inflation 0.9 1.2 0.8
Index (base 2015=100) 120.4 120.2 120.2
(Reporting by Gavin Jones and Valentina Consiglio, graphic by
Stefano Bernabei)