According to preliminary estimates, in September 2022 the rate of change of the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was +0.3% on monthly basis and +8.9% on annual basis (from +8.4% in August). The speed-up of the growth on annual basis of all-item index was mainly due to the prices of Food including alcohol (from +10.1% to +11.5%), for both processed food including alcohol (from +10.4% to +11.7%) and unprocessed food (from +9.8% to +11.0%), and of services related to recreation, including repair and personal care (from +4.6% to +5.7%); to a lesser extent, it is also due to prices of non-durable ... (full story)