In June 2018, according to preliminary estimates, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) increased by 0.3% on monthly basis and by 1.4% compared with June 2017 (+1.0% in May 2018).

The acceleration of the growth on annual basis of All items index was mainly due to prices of Non-regulated energy products (from +5.3% to +9.4%), of both Processed and Unprocessed food (respectively from +1.7% to 2.4% and from +2.4% in May to +3.4%) and to prices of Services related to transport (from +1.7% to +2.9%).

Inflation excluding energy and unprocessed food (core inflation) was +0.9% and inflation excluding energy was +1.2% (both accelerated from +0.8% in May).