In October 2014, according to provisional estimates, the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) rose by 0.1% on both monthly and annual basis (the annual rate of change observed in September was -0.2%). The rise of inflation was mainly due to the reduction of the decline, with respect to same month of the previous year, of prices of Regulated energy products (-2.6%, from -6.6% in September 2014) ‒ driven by the price of Gas (-5.9%, from -11.1% in September 2014) ‒ and of Services related to communication (-1.0%, from -5.6% in the previous month). Excluding unprocessed food and energy, core ... (full story)