March 2017 Italian HICP and CPI flash data report 31 March 2017

  • Prior 1.6%

  • 1.8% vs 2.1% exp m/m. Prior 0.2%

  • CPI 1.4% vs 1.5% exp y/y. Prior 1.6%

  • 0.0% vs 0.1% exp m/m. Prior 0.4%

Italy has been playing catchup on the inflation front for some months so it's not a surprise to see less of a drop this month, compared to the main EZ numbers.

Italian HICP yy