ANSA Lavoro - ROME, MAY 17 - In April 2022, it is estimated that the national consumer price index for the community (NIC), gross of tobacco, records a decrease of 0.1% on a monthly basis and an increase in 6.0% subase annually (from + 6.5% in March) against a preliminary estimate that was + 6.2%.
Istat notes it.
The slowdown in inflation on a trend basis is mainly due to energy prices (whose growth goes from + 50.9% in March to + 39.5%).
This trend is mainly due to the inclusion of the energy bonus (electricity and gas) in the calculation of consumer price indices.
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