Inflation excluding imported energy 6.9% in 2023 -Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 7 - Istat said Friday that Italy's inflation rate for 2023, measured by the HICP index excluding the prices of imported energy, was 6.9%, 0.1 of a percentage point lower that the preliminary estimate the national statistics agency gave in December.
    This is the rate used for the purposes of the renewal of collective labour contracts.
    Istat said it forecasts that the average inflation rate for 2024 will be 1.9%, and then come in at 2.0% in 2025, 2026 and 2027.
    (ANSA).