(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 17 - In December 2021, it is estimated that the national consumer price index for inter-community (NIC), gross of tobacco, increases by 0.4% subase monthly, bringing the Inflation at 3.9% (from + 3.7% in November), confirming the preliminary estimate.
Istat reports it.
In 2021, after the drop in 2020 (-0.2%), consumer prices return to growth on average for the year (+ 1.9%), recording the largest increase since 2012 (+ 3.0%).
According to Istat, the resumption of inflation in 2021 is essentially driven by the trend in energy prices (+ 14.1%), which instead decreased by 8.4% in 2020. Net of these goods, in 2021, the rise in prices at consumption is the same as recorded in the previous year (+ 0.7%).
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