ITALY DATA: Final January HICP fell -1.8% m/m and rose 3.4% y/y,
down from +3.7% y/y in December and the weakest y/y gain since August
2011, ISTAT said. –The main domestic index (NIC) rose 0.3% m/m, +3.2%
y/y, down from +3.3% y/y in December, and the strongest y/y gain since
September 2011. –The data confirms preliminary readings published by
ISTAT at the end of October. –Core inflation based on the domestic
index rose 2.3%, down from 2.4% the previous month. –Preliminary ‘NIC’
data provides an acquired inflation rate of 1.6% for 2012