FX.co ★ Italy Inflation Rate Revised Lower

In April 2025, Italy's annual inflation rate held steady at 1.9%, a figure adjusted downwards from initial projections of 2.0% and slightly below market anticipations of the same. This rate marked the highest in 18 months, reflecting a continued normalization of the Italian consumer price index, which had faced significant fluctuations due to energy and food supply disturbances following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Notably, prices escalated more rapidly for regulated energy, at 31.7% compared to 27.2% in March, and for transportation services, which increased to 4.4% from 1.6%. Likewise, there were upticks in both fresh food, which rose to 4.2% from 3.3%, and processed food, which climbed to 2.2% from 1.9%. Conversely, non-regulated energy prices saw a reduction, decreasing by 3.4% from a previous increase of 0.7%. The core inflation rate, which filters out the volatile categories of energy and unprocessed food, saw a significant rise to 2.1%, up from 1.7%, registering its highest level in a year. Month-over-month, the Italian Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased marginally by 0.1%.