The Italian statistical office Istat released its final consumer price inflation data for Italy on Monday. Final consumer prices in Italy increased 0.2% in August, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.1% decline in July.

The rise was mainly driven by a lower fall in energy (-1.3%) and higher services costs (+0.6%).

On a yearly basis, consumer prices climbed 0.2% in August, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.2% increase in July.

The annual inflation was driven by an increase in prices of some services.