According to preliminary estimates, in September 2023 the rate of change of the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was +0.2% on monthly basis and +5.3% on annual basis (from +5.4% in August). The slow down of the annual inflation rate was due to the prices of Unprocessed food (from +9.2% to +7.7%), of Processed food including alcohol (from +10.0% to +9.1%), of Durable goods (from +4.6% to +4.0%) and, to a lesser extent, of Non-durable goods (from +5.2% to +4.8%), of Semi-durable goods (from +2.9% to +2.4%) and of Services related to housing (from +3.9% to +3.7%). At the opposite, an upward ... (full story)