Feb 22 Reuters Italian EUharmonised consumer prices HICP fell 1.5 monthonmonth in January and were up 10.7 from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, revising down preliminary data.

The preliminary estimate had pointed to 1.3 monthonmonth and 10.9 yearonyear.

January39;s 10.7 annual rate was down from 12.3 in December.

The main domestic price index NIC, rose 0.1 on the month and increased 10.0 annually, declining from an 11.6 annual rise in December.

Core inflation net of fresh food and energy was running at 6.6 yearonyear on the HICP index in January, up from 6.5 in the month before.

ISTAT gave the following details

The EUharmonised index HICP

Jan Dec Nov

Monthly change 1.5r 0.2 0.7

Yryr inflation 10.7r 12.3 12.6

Index base 2015100 119.3r 121.1 120.8

The NIC index

Monthly change 0.1r 0.3 0.5

Yronyr inflation 10.0r 11.6 11.8

Index base 2015100 119.1r 119.0 118.7

Reporting by Alberto Chiumento, editing by Antonella Cinelli

Source Reuters

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