June inflation stays at 0.8%

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 28 - Italian inflation stayed at 0.8% in June, the same as May, Istat said Friday.
    In June, the national index of consumer prices for the entire collectivity, gross of tobacco, increased by 0.1% on a monthly basis and by 0.8% on an annual basis, while the HICP index, harmonised according to EU parameters, increased by 0.2% on a monthly basis and by 0.9% on an annual basis, national stats institute Istat said in its preliminary estimates.
    The "core inflation", net of energy and fresh food, remains stable at +2.0%, while that net of energy goods alone decelerates slightly (from +2.0% to +1.9%).
    The inflation outlook for 2024 is +0.8% for the overall index and +1.9% for the core component.
    "The slowdown in the year-on-year growth rate of the prices of the "shopping trolley" continued in June: the prices of food, household and personal care goods (the so-called shopping trolley ed.) slowed down on a trend basis (from +1.8% to +1.4%).
    High-frequency products went from +2.5% to +2.1%. (ANSA).