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3 days ago
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Italy May EU-harmonised CPI decelerates to 1.9% y/y, in line with forecast
ROME (Reuters) -Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 0.1% month-on-month in May and the annual inflation rate decelerated to 1.9%, preliminary figures by official statistics agency ISTAT showed on Friday. A Reuters survey of 21 analysts had pointed to a flat month-on-month reading and a 1.9% year-on-year rise. Core inflation (net of fresh food and energy) was running at 2.1% year-on-year on the HICP index in May, like in April. ISTAT also reported that the main domestic price index (NIC), was flat on the month and down to 1.7% annually in May, following a 1.9% annual rate the previous month. Sign in to access your portfolio
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3 days ago
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Spain's 12-month EU-harmonised inflation in May falls to lowest since October
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate fell in May to its lowest level since October, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Friday, as falling prices for leisure and culture helped alleviate other hikes. Inflation eased to 1.9% in May from 2.2% in the period through April, INE said. The rate was not that low since hitting 1.8% in October. Transportation prices fell and a the growth of electricity prices was slower than in the same month of the previous year, it added. The 12-month EU-harmonised inflation was below the 2.0% expected by analysts polled by Reuters. Core inflation, which strips out volatile fresh food and energy prices, was 2.1% year-on-year, the INE data showed. Spain's 12-month national inflation fell to 1.9%, down from 2.2% in April. Analysts polled by Reuters expected a 2.0% rate.
Reuters
15-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
French consumer inflation revised to +0.9% y/y in April
May 15 (Reuters) - Consumer price inflation in France was stable in April, slightly above analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading, statistics office INSEE said on Thursday. France's harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, was +0.9% year-on-year in April, INSEE said. A poll of 19 analysts surveyed by Reuters had on average expected the +0.8% rate for EU-harmonised inflation in April. INSEE reported the same figure in its preliminary reading. French consumer inflation rate was at +0.9% year-on-year in March.
Reuters
07-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Italy retail sales fall 0.5% m/m in March
Shoppers walk along a shopping street ahead of Christmas in Rome, Italy, December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab May 7 (Reuters) - Italian retail sales fell 0.5% in March from the month before, data showed on Wednesday, following a 0.1% rise in February. Sales fell 2.8% in unadjusted year-on-year terms in March, ISTAT said. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. The data are expressed in value terms and are not adjusted for consumer prices, which increased 2.1% in March from the year earlier, based on Italy's EU-harmonised index(HICP). ISTAT gave the following data: Mar Feb Jan Mth/Mth change* -0.5 +0.1 -0.4 Yr/yr change** -2.8 -1.4r +0.9 Food sales (m/m) -0.5 +0.2r -0.4r Non-food sales (m/m) -0.3 0.0 -0.5 *seasonally adjusted Advertisement · Scroll to continue **unadjusted r=revised Reporting by Enrico Sciacovelli, editing by Valentina Consiglio Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Share X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights
Reuters
15-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
French consumer inflation confirmed at +0.9% y/y in March
April 15 (Reuters) - Consumer price inflation in France was stable in March, in line with analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading, statistics office INSEE said on Tuesday. France's harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, was 0.9% year-on-year in March, INSEE said. Analysts in a Reuters poll had on average expected the same figure for EU-harmonised inflation in March.
