Italy's annual inflation rate climbed to 2.7% in April says Istat
Andreea Neblea
Italy's annual inflation rate shot up to 2.7% in April 2026, compared to 1.7% in March, amid the energy-price shock linked to the Iran war, Istat on Friday. The national statistics agency said its consumer price index was up 1.1% in month-on-month terms. "The acceleration of inflation was mainly due to the dynamics of prices of non-regulated energy products (from -2.0% to +9.6%), of regulated energy products (from -1.6% to +5.3%) and of unprocessed food (from +4.7% to +5.9%)," Istat
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