Italy's inflation rate steady at 0.8% in May - Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 31 - Italy's annual inflation rate was stable in May at 0.8%, according to preliminary estimates released by Istat on Friday.
    The national statistics agency said its consumer price index was up 0.2% compared to April.
    It added that its harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), calculated on EU parameters, was also 0.8% in May, down from 0.9% the previous month.
    According to Eurostat's flash estimate, Italy's HICP was the third-lowest in the eurozone, with only in Latvia (0.2%) and Finland (0.5%) having lower inflation. (ANSA).