Italy April preliminary CPI (HICP) +2.1% vs +2.3% y/y expected

• Prior +2.1%
• Core CPI Y/Y 2.1% vs 1.7% prior

The agency notes: "The increase of the growth on annual basis of All-item index was mainly due to the prices of Regulated energy products (from +27.2% to +32.9%), of Services related to transport (from +1.6% to +4.4%), of Unprocessed food (from +3.3% to +4.2%) and of Processed food including alcohol (from +1.9% to +2.3%). On the contrary, the prices of Non-regulated energy products (from +0.7% to -2.9%) and of Tobaco (from +4.6% to +3.4%) slowed down."