Italy's annual inflation rate 0.8% in May - Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 17 - Italy's annual inflation rate was stable in May at 0.8%, Istat said on Monday, confirming the preliminary estimate it gave at the end of last month.
    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.
    Istat said core inflation (excluding energy and unprocessed food) slowed, as did inflation excluding energy, with both indices falling from +2.1% to +2.0%. (ANSA).