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May Flash HICP Jumps 1pp to Fresh Euro-Era High

ITALY DATA
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ITALY MAY FLASH HICP +0.9% M/M, +7.3 Y/Y; APR +6.3% Y/Y

ITALY MAY FLASH 'NIC' CPI +0.9% M/M, +6.9% Y/Y; APR +6.0% Y/Y

ITALY FLASH NIC CPI Y/Y AT MAR '86 LEVELS (+7.0%)--ISTAT

ITALY MAY FLASH CORE HICP +3.4% Y/Y VS APR +2.6% Y/Y

  • The May flash Italian inflation print beat forecasts across the board this morning, with HICP jumping 1pp to +7.3% y/y, 0.6pp above consensus estimates.
  • Core inflation soared 0.8pp to +3.4% y/y in the harmonised reading, highlighting further spill over of price increases across the wider economy.
  • Energy accounted for the bulk of the surge in inflation, up 42.2% y/y (vs April 39.5%), whilst food and alcohol also rose +7.1% (vs April 6.1%) whilst services jumped 2pp to +4.4% y/y.

Source: ISTAT

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