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Italian consumer inflation accelerates to 4.2% in September

Istat’s final data showed consumer prices in Italy rising 0.7% month on month and 4.2% year on year in September 2026. The annual rate had been 3.3% in August.

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Energy and unprocessed food contributed to the acceleration: regulated energy prices rose 25.8% year on year, non-regulated energy 22.5%, and unprocessed food 5.5%. Core inflation reached 1.6%.

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Italian consumer inflation accelerates to 4.2% in September

Published changes for August and comparison periods.

Consumer prices, monthly change0.7
Consumer prices, annual change4.2
Regulated energy, annual change25.8
Non-regulated energy, annual change22.5
Core inflation, annual change1.6
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Istat national consumer price index (NIC), final September 2026 data; rates are versus the previous month or same month of the prior year.

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